Assistant Psychologist
- Employer
- Cygnet Health Care
- Location
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £27,250 a year
- Closing date
- 19 Sep 2024
View moreView less
- Profession
- Mental health, Psychologist
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Job Details
We are looking for a confident Assistant Psychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care. Youll be working full time, 37.5 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Hospital Maidstone.
Main duties of the job
At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
About us
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assistant Psychologist Adult Mental Health.
Employer:Cygnet Healthcare
Location:Cygnet Hospital Maidstone
Salary:�27,250 p/a
Hours:Full-time (37.5 hrs a week)
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone
Cygnet Healthcare is seeking to recruit a full-time, experienced, and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join Cygnet Hospital Maidstone. This role will be working 37.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is purpose built to meet the latest national specifications for improving mental health within a therapeutic environment. The hospital will provide an important and much-needed service for local patients from Kent.
The hospital is split into four distinct wards, each offering specialist mental health services:
Roseacre Ward Highly Specialised Personality Disorder service for women
Kingswood Ward High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation (Level 2) service for men
Bearsted Ward Specialist PICU Service for Men
Saltwood Ward Male low secure ward
Job Role
The role of the Assistant Psychologist will be to support and enhance the psychological care of clients within Maidstone by assisting the Qualified Psychologist in the delivery and evaluation of effective services that meet Cygnets Healthcare objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user and carer needs and expectations. To thereby help understand, prevent, and ameliorate psychological distress and disorder and improve mental health and well-being of clients. The role involves the administration, scoring, and report writing of psychometric assessments, standardised risk assessments, clinical formulation, and supervised individual and group interventions. Clinical supervision will be provided as an important part of personal and professional development, and additional training will be supported. We also offer an excellent Assistant Psychologist Development Programme to support our Assistant Psychologists continuing professional development.
Candidate Profile:
You will be a strong team player, confident, motivated, and well organised. You will have a good understanding of the role of therapeutic boundaries, clinical risk, and the importance of evidence-based interventions. Patience and commitment are essential, but above all youll be someone with a genuine desire to help others. We are looking for someone with a good degree in Psychology, further postgraduate training in relevant area of applied psychology and mental health is desirable. Previous experience of working within mental health services and settings is essential, and previous experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist and delivering 1:1 therapeutic work and/or group therapy sessions is desirable. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Please note this post may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Maidstone
ME14 5FY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
VP1866A72E
Main duties of the job
At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
About us
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assistant Psychologist Adult Mental Health.
Employer:Cygnet Healthcare
Location:Cygnet Hospital Maidstone
Salary:�27,250 p/a
Hours:Full-time (37.5 hrs a week)
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone
Cygnet Healthcare is seeking to recruit a full-time, experienced, and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join Cygnet Hospital Maidstone. This role will be working 37.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is purpose built to meet the latest national specifications for improving mental health within a therapeutic environment. The hospital will provide an important and much-needed service for local patients from Kent.
The hospital is split into four distinct wards, each offering specialist mental health services:
Roseacre Ward Highly Specialised Personality Disorder service for women
Kingswood Ward High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation (Level 2) service for men
Bearsted Ward Specialist PICU Service for Men
Saltwood Ward Male low secure ward
Job Role
The role of the Assistant Psychologist will be to support and enhance the psychological care of clients within Maidstone by assisting the Qualified Psychologist in the delivery and evaluation of effective services that meet Cygnets Healthcare objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user and carer needs and expectations. To thereby help understand, prevent, and ameliorate psychological distress and disorder and improve mental health and well-being of clients. The role involves the administration, scoring, and report writing of psychometric assessments, standardised risk assessments, clinical formulation, and supervised individual and group interventions. Clinical supervision will be provided as an important part of personal and professional development, and additional training will be supported. We also offer an excellent Assistant Psychologist Development Programme to support our Assistant Psychologists continuing professional development.
Candidate Profile:
You will be a strong team player, confident, motivated, and well organised. You will have a good understanding of the role of therapeutic boundaries, clinical risk, and the importance of evidence-based interventions. Patience and commitment are essential, but above all youll be someone with a genuine desire to help others. We are looking for someone with a good degree in Psychology, further postgraduate training in relevant area of applied psychology and mental health is desirable. Previous experience of working within mental health services and settings is essential, and previous experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist and delivering 1:1 therapeutic work and/or group therapy sessions is desirable. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Please note this post may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- Please refer to job description above
Desirable
- Please refer to job description above
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Maidstone
ME14 5FY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
VP1866A72E
Company
Empowering people and making a positive difference
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. At Cygnet Health Care you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users and their families. Our purpose is to care, enable & make a positive difference. Our vision is to be the preferred provider & employer of choice in our sector.
Our great team believe in -
- Togetherness
- Patients, service users & their families are at the heart of what we do
- Making a real difference in people's lives
- Building caring relationships to improve mental health
Dedicated people who change lives together
At Cygnet, our people work across many different teams that pull together to achieve excellent outcomes for those in our care. So wherever your strengths lie, you can make the most of them with us – and enjoy a rewarding career that makes a significant difference to others.
Join one of our dedicated teams and be part of something meaningful:
- Leadership Team
- Doctors & Consultants Team
- Nursing Team
- Allied Health & Psychology Team
- Education Team
- Care & Support Team
- Hospitality & Non-clinical Team
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert