NHS
Clinical Associate Psychologist
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Job Description
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- Single or Joint Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) and MSc CAP
- Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society via qualification recognition or by alternative route.
- Graduate level knowledge of psychological theory and research.
- Previous experience of working with adults, children and their families who experience mental health difficulties.
- Experience offering short term evidence based interventions
- Experience in developing and delivering of group work and/or teaching groups of children
- An ability to write correspondence and reports to a high standard
- Ability to manage demanding workload to agreed deadlines and timescales
- Previous experience working with children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and/or ADHD and/or other developmental disorders
- Previous experience of working with children in the community
- Previous experience working with children and young people in a CAMH service
- Experience in teaching on in-house (professionals/peers) training sessions
- Supervisory skills/experience
- Ability to liaise successfully with colleagues in other sectors, health service, social services and private and voluntary organisation
- Ability to communicate verbally with patients/carers and colleagues
- Single or Joint Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) and MSc CAP
- Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society via qualification recognition or by alternative route.
- Graduate level knowledge of psychological theory and research.
- Previous experience of working with adults, children and their families who experience mental health difficulties.
- Experience offering short term evidence based interventions
- Experience in developing and delivering of group work and/or teaching groups of children
- An ability to write correspondence and reports to a high standard
- Ability to manage demanding workload to agreed deadlines and timescales
- Previous experience working with children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and/or ADHD and/or other developmental disorders
- Previous experience of working with children in the community
- Previous experience working with children and young people in a CAMH service
- Experience in teaching on in-house (professionals/peers) training sessions
- Supervisory skills/experience
- Ability to liaise successfully with colleagues in other sectors, health service, social services and private and voluntary organisation
- Ability to communicate verbally with patients/carers and colleagues
Job summary
Are you a Psychology graduate with a 2:1 or 1st Hons Degree who has completed the MSc in Clinical Associate Psychology training (Child & Adolescent route )
Do you have a passion for working with young people and supporting them with their mental wellbeing?
Would working for a Trust rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC sound appealing?
Do you want to work in a breath-taking county enjoying access to award-winning beaches and coast line?
If the answer is yes we would like to talk to you!
We have an opportunity available for aClinical Associate Psychologist (CAP)to work 22.5hrs per week fixed term 12mth contract to join our CAMHS Acute Pathway, specifically our inpatient service.
Pebble Lodge is a 10-bed national service that provides inpatient care for young people whose care needs are best met in a hospital setting.
In Dorset, we are transforming our child and adolescent mental health service into a Family Mental Health model that embraces and adopts the Thrive framework. The inpatient service falls within the Getting More Help and Getting Risk Support quadrants of Thrive.
We aspire to offer families a service that is built on compassion, social connection, and participation with our peers and parent peers, and a service that is understanding of the need to work in partnership with the wider network of education, social care and 3rd sector services in order to deliver support for families based on their needs.
Main duties of the job
To undertake specialised psychological assessments, treatments and other types of appropriate clinical intervention with individual clients/groups of clients and research activity.
To support the promotion of a psychologically minded service for children and families through delivery of a strong formulation based approach on the nature, causes and maintaining factors of psychological difficulties and strengths. To be informed by a broad range of potentially conflicting clinical, theoretical and conceptual models, the empirical, experimental and clinical literature base and the results of assessment.
To work closely with the Psychology team in enhancing the psychological understanding and provision of evidence based psychological interventions for children, young people and families.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Date posted
17 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£22,402 to £26,977 a year p.a.
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
152-M549.24A
Job locations
Pebble Lodge
Alumhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH4 8EW
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Training
Essential
Job Specific Experience
Essential
Desirable
Managerial/Supervisory Experience
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
Knowledge, Skills and Training
Essential
Job Specific Experience
Essential
Desirable
Managerial/Supervisory Experience
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pebble Lodge
Alumhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH4 8EW
Employer's website
https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pebble Lodge
Alumhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH4 8EW
Employer's website
https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.