Are you interested in working with adults with learning disabilities?

We are seeking an experienced Psychology Assistant to support the Psychology staff within the Community Learning Disability Teams for Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a well-established team, to support the running and further development of the 'living well with dementia pathway', and support the team with regular formulation sessions for the wider service.

The post holder will work across the Hull and East Riding, under supervision from a qualified psychologist.
We are looking for a highly motivated, confident assistant psychologist who has a strong interest in working with people with learning disabilities and who enjoys value-based and person-centred practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder needs good organisational, communication and planning abilities in order to ensure that the pathways run smoothly and all clients receive timely support.

Applicants need to have experience in using psychometric assessments with people with learning disabilities, as they will play a role in completing direct assessments of learning disabilities and dementia.

Applicants will need to be equipped with a strong sense of responsibility and leadership as a psychology representative within the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will be part of a friendly and supportive group of psychologists and psychotherapists, with opportunities for CPD in many different areas of specialism. The psychology department also has strong links with the University of Hull.

The post will provide the opportunity to contribute to service-based evaluation and audit, service development and teaching/training. As a department, we are actively trying to develop our research activity.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• BSc Psychology
• Graduate knowledge of research design and methodology, and application of this to research and development activity within the service area

Desirable

• Additional qualification or course attendance in a related field
• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualification at an advanced level e.g post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care-coordinator and within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan

Desirable

• A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
• Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi professional and multi agency partnerships

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Be able to demonstrate leadership/project management skills at an advanced level
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Riding CTLD, Alfred Bean Hospital

Driffield

YO25 5JR

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