Assistant Psychologist - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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NSFT are delighted to be recruiting an Assistant Psychologist to work within our Later Life, Bury South team under the widening access scheme funded by NHS England.

This is a part time (2 days per week) position, for 12 months.
- interviews expected 22nd May or 23rd*Successful post-holders will have the opportunity to gain experience of NHS working as a psychological professional in development for 12 months.


You will have the opportunity to observe and participate in direct clinical activity with service users and their families, both individually and in groups, supporting with assessments and interventions, supervision from a skilled and qualified psychological professional, access to a wider community of aspiring psychologists and associated CPD activity.

We firmly hope that our assistant psychologists will progress into other roles in the psychological professions within the NSFT.


Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.

In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.

We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Our Older Adult Services have consistently been rated as 'Good' by repeated CQC inspections.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park.

We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Please ensure you meet the essential criteria below before applying.
1.

2:2 or above awarded for a BPS accredited psychology undergraduate degree

  • BPS graduate membership or eligible for membership
  • Identify as being part of a social group that is currently underrepresented in clinical psychology, for example, familial/generational financial hardship/socioeconomic disadvantage, carer, minoritized ethnicity, living with a disability and significant mental health challenges. Please note this list is non exhaustive.
  • Limited direct clinical experience.
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