Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist post in our Mid and South Adult ADHD Service. This service links closely with the NE/West Essex Adult ADHD service and EPUT Autism services and in future we are looking towards developing a neurodevelopmental service across Essex.
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team including nursing, psychiatry, psychology and pharmacy. The team provide both pharmacological and psychological clinical assessment and intervention for people in community settings with suspected or diagnosed ADHD who are not eligible for secondary mental health services.
You will provide psychological assessment, triage and screening of referrals and clinically related administration under supervision. Assessments take place primarily remotely but also in person at various bases across mid and south Essex. The role will also include participation in audit, service evaluation and/or research and undertaking teaching and project work under appropriate supervision. Specific duties will be determined on the basis of skills and experience and operational service requirements and may vary occasionally as service needs/priorities change. There will be times when it will be necessary to travel to other bases across Essex for meetings and / or assessments.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service
- To perform other duties appropriate to the grade of assistant psychologist that may be required by their psychology manager.
- To receive weekly supervision within the service in accordance with BPS guidelines and Trust policy.
- To undertake continued professional development in line with BPS recommendations in order to develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
- To develop and maintain the highest standards of professional practice through an identified programme of continued professional development agreed with line manager.
- To adhere to the professional codes of practice of the Health Professions Council, British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures with regards to report writing and clinical record keeping.
- To undergo regular performance appraisal and review with the line manager.
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To learn more about working within our Services at EPUT, please view our recruitment videos, where members of the team share their experiences and insights into their roles and what it is like working within our Psychological Services, here at EPUT.
Please view our video link here: Psychological Services
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- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.
Important note:
Please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
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The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice:
Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
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Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
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