Cygnet
Assistant Psychologist
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We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Cygnet Nield House.
This role will be working full time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00).
Cygnet Nield House in Crewe is our 29-bed mental health hospital for women.
Cygnet Nield House is split into two distinct wards, each offering specialist mental health services:
- Clarion Ward – a 14 bed complex personality disorder service for women with a dual diagnosis of personality disorder, with or without co-morbid disordered eating.
- Compton Ward – a 15 bed acute service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for women who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.
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Your Day-to-Day…
We are seeking an academically strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the Qualified Psychologist with:
- Contributing to assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal / written)
- Clinical formulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment
- Planning, delivering and evaluating individual / group programmes
- Administration, audit, research and service development
We’re Looking For Someone Who Is…
- Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent
- BPS (British Psychological Society) Accredited
- Preferably experienced in health care and/or in an Assistant Psychologist role
- Passionate about learning and working as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Qualified to Master’s degree level or higher in Psychology (preferable)
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Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- Salary: £28,826.70 per year
- Company pension scheme
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card
- Free meals
- Internal and external CPD opportunities
- Opportunities to become involved in research
- Clinical supervision and peer support
Requirements
- Contracted hours: 40 per week
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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