Assistant Psychologist - AP Rotation

Psychological therapy services across BDCFT are eager to recruit an enthusiastic and reliable Assistant Psychologist to support the delivery of high-quality services across the Trust.

The current vacancy benefits from being part of our assistant psychology rotation which aims to support Assistant Psychologists to gain a breadth of experience by working in different service areas over time (rotating yearly or every 2 years depending on the needs of the specific service with which you commence your employment). The post holder(s) will need to work full-time to be part of the Assistant Psychologist rotation in BDCFT.

The current available position is in the Older Adults Service, encompassing both the Memory Assessment and Treatment Service and the Community Mental Health Team. The successful applicant will be part of a well-established Multi Disciplinary Team and supervised by a qualified Clinical Psychologist.

Closing date: 25th February 2025

Shortlisting date: 26th February 2025

Interview date: TBC

All Assistant Psychologists working in BDCFT are supported via induction, clinical supervision with a HCPC Practitioner Psychologist plus other psychological therapists (to ensure breadth of experience), and ongoing CPD to develop knowledge and skills commensurate with the requirements of their post; typically neuropsychological assessment and intervention skills, psychological skills work with individuals and in groups, and service support with audit and research initiatives.

If you’re highly motivated, prepared to work hard, have existing relevant experience and capabilities that you’re eager to develop further, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills, we would welcome your application.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

Benefits

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

1. Increased mileage rates for > 3500
2. A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
3. A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
4. Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Joanne Bradley
Job title: Clinical Psychologist
Email address: joanne.bradley@bdct.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01274 251159