Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assistant Psychologist to work with the Psychology Team in our Community Support Team (CST) for adults with a learning disability.



You would be joining a friendly and well-established team of Psychologists who provide psychological interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary community team.



The post will require you to work under the supervision of a registered Psychologist to complete psychological assessments and interventions.



The LD Psychology Team are passionate about their work and have developed new initiatives to be responsive in meeting the needs of those using the service; this post will continue to support their implementation and evaluation, providing opportunities to contribute to ongoing service development.



The LD Psychology Team is part of a strong and progressive Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies (DP&PT), whilst being embedded in the multi-disciplinary teams of the LD CST. The post will therefore offer opportunities for multi-disciplinary practice, and progression of experience and skill as an Assistant Psychologist.



We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist who is motivated to support people with learning disabilities to live their best life.



Main duties of the job



To support and enhance the psychological care of clients receiving a service from Psychologists working within Adult Learning Disability Services, Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust.



To work across all sectors of care, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed by a qualified clinical psychologist and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. To assist in the clinically related administration, audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.



This post is working specifically within the Adult Learning Disabilities Community Support Team; We would be seeking a candidate with significant skills and experience in this specialised area.



Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.



CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible



27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service



Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training



Generous NHS pension scheme



Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits



Health service discounts and online benefits



Incremental pay progression



Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7



Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network



Health and wellbeing opportunities



Structured learning and development opportunities



You would be welcomed into a vibrant, flexible, forward thinking Trust and Division, where ideas and innovation are welcomed and psychological thinking is at the forefront of development. You will use your energy to deliver psychological care, working across beautiful Derbyshire delivering in local communities with MDT colleagues.



Please refer to attached job description and person specification.



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