Assistant Psychologist
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Job overview
Community CAMHS is part of Community Services at Homerton University Hospital. The Hackney Ark is a specialist multi disciplinary service for children and young people with developmental delay and disabilities in Hackney and the City of London.
The First Steps service provides an early intervention community psychology service to children and young people with mild-to-moderate emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties. Children of all ages are referred to the service from a diverse range of backgrounds.We work in an integrated way with other CAMHS providers to ensure children and families experience an open door to all CAMHS services at the point of referral and Community CAMS are responsible for overseeing the work of the CAMHS Single point of Access.
We are recruiting into 1 Assistant Psychologist' posts at Band 4 within Community CAMHS, as our current Assistant Psychologist is moving onto other roles.
Graduate Psychologists with experience working in the NHS, with a desire to go on to Clinical Psychology training to apply. Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the clinical work of the First Steps and SPA team by providing support to process new referrals in the Single point of access team, including liaising with referrers, families and other agencies; through outcomes collection and data management together with other CAMHS services as part of the City & Hackney CAMHS Alliance; They will also be involved in managing self-referrals that come into the service.There will also be an opportunity to co-run workshops and parenting groups within the service.
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per weekInterview date: TBC
***Closing date is indicative only and this vacancy may close early without notice when sufficient applications have been received.***
Working for our organisation
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.”
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria- Relevant degree: Upper second or first class or equivalent.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Further education in relevant area of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential criteria- Substantive experience working for a public sector /3rd sector organisation, in an Assistant Psychologist or similar role.
- Clinical work with children/young people and parents/carers.
- Work with children within a CAMHS framework in the NHS.
- Use of Rio
Skills
Essential criteria- Competence in IT and keyboard skills. Ability to use information technology e.g. MS Office 2010 upwards including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point; manipulation of data within a database.
- High level communication and facilitation skills with regards to clients (children, young people and parents/carers with diverse needs) and professionals – ability to tailor information to a range of levels.
- Skills to work with staff and clients from diverse ethnic communities in providing a culturally competent service.
- Understanding of various psychological measures, tools and psychometric tests.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of child protection practices and principles
Trust Values
Essential criteria- Demonstrated understanding of Trust Values
General Guidance for Applicants
Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self.We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.
If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.
Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.