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Job Category: Others
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Lancashire

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

  • 26,530 – 29,114 £ / Year

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Fylde Coast Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team for Older Adults. We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and compassionate assistant psychologist with a genuine interest in older adult mental health. The team specialises in working with individuals aged 65 and over with severe and enduring mental health problems and people with complex needs associated with dementia of any age.

The position is open to applicants who have an undergraduate psychology degree and can demonstrate the required personal competencies. You will work closely with the team Clinical Psychologist and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. Your work will include supporting the Clinical Psychologist with assessment, formulation, intervention and consultation as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

There may also be opportunity to contribute to audit and service development. You will work within the policies, procedures and protocols for the service.

You will be linked in with the wider older adult psychology network where there are further opportunities for learning and development.

It is hoped that this post may be extended beyond 12 months, but this cannot be guaranteed.

RITT has 2 core functions: Home Treatment Team (HTT) and Care Home Liaison (CHL). The assistant psychologist will work primarily in the Home Treatment function of RITT.

Our team looks forward to welcoming confident, approachable and empathetic individuals who are able to demonstrate compassion and understanding towards people who are in a challenging phase of their journey, and who are willing to support and assist them towards their recovery.

You must be a good team player with an ability to manage your time effectively. You will need to be a good communicator, who is able to demonstrate empathy, be non-judgemental, self-motivated and committed to delivering high quality patient care. You will need to demonstrate good verbal and non-verbal communication and show evidence of good listening skills, demonstrating patience and willing to spend time with service users to discuss their care and assist them with their daily needs.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology or equivalent Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Knowledge

Essential

  • A good knowledge of lifespan psychology An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/ mental health difficulties or other disabilities.

Desirable

  • An understanding of the role of the clinical psychologist within a team

Experience

Essential

  • Contact with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.

Desirable

  • Experience of work with older people. To have worked as part of a team Experience in conducting research projects or service related audit.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings. Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis. Ability to work with people from different backgrounds and of different ages. An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact effectively with clients, family members/paid carers. Ability to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.

Desirable

  • Skills or abilities in delivering psychologically informed interventions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 11 February 2025

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