Assistant Psychologist

Description:

Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join the Psychology and Therapy department in the Learning Disability and Autism services in the North and Midlands, as an Assistant Psychologist. You will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

You will be working across a number of small complex care services, and residential care homes in the East Midlands (Lincoln, North Hykeham, Nottingham, Mansfield & Newcastle Under Lyme).

What you will be doing

As an Assistant Psychologist, working 37.5 hours a week, you will assist in clinically related activities and administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, and training of staff. You will engage with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the service users are fully engaged in their care pathway.

Your role will include a significant focus on providing behavioural support to autistic adults and adults with a learning disability.  You will develop and implement individualised behavioural support plans based on service users’ needs and goals, including encouraging independence and development of life skills with a focus on improving quality of life.

You will be responsible for functional behaviour assessments and observations, positive behavioural support planning and implementations, incident analysis and facilitating PBS workshops and other training programmes.

The role involves travelling to different services within a geographical region so a driving licence and access to a car would be required to fulfil this role.

You will have the chance to develop specialist skills throughout your time with us along with opportunity for clinical and management supervision. Your professional growth is important, which is why there are numerous career development opportunities to keep you learning and improving.

As an Assistant Psychologist you will be:

Working closely with the people we support to develop and implement individualised behavioural support plans that both meet their needs and help to develop their independence and life skills

Completing psychological and behavioural assessment tools and analysing complex data

Facilitating PBS and other relevant workshops

Supporting with staff training & development

Providing high quality written reports

Being involved with incident analysis & reflective practice

Attending regular clinical and service development meetings

Being an integral part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team

Contributing to audit and research

Carrying out these duties in consultation and under supervision of the Registered Psychologist and contribute to the maintenance and development of a high-quality psychological service
 

To be successful in this role, you will need:

 

An undergraduate degree (2.1 or above) in Psychology that confers graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) by the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults

Knowledge of PBS theory/practice

Have a good understanding of the legal frameworks that are relevant to the role (e.g., Mental Capacity Act)

To provide high quality reports and PBS plans

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Where you will be working:

You will be working across a number of small complex care services, and residential care homes in the East Midlands (Lincoln, North Hykeham, Nottingham, Mansfield & Newcastle Under Lyme).

What you will get:

Annual salary of £24,300

The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.

Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.

Pension contribution to secure your future.

Life Assurance for added peace of mind.

Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more. 

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure