Psychology Assistant

Psychology Assistant

Reference

PRI100371

Location

Priory Hospital Ticehurst, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HU

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£10,758.40 per annum

Hours

15 hours per week

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Part Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Advert Location Description

We are seeking a part time Psychology Assistant to join the team at the Priory in Ticehurst. This is a fantastic opportunity for a psychology assistant working towards professional registration / accreditation. The successful post holder will work within a mutidisciplinary context to assist professional and clinical staff with the planning implementation and evaluation of therapy and care plans in order to support the mental, emotional, physical and social well-being of assigned clients, their carers and their families.

You will be highly motivated and enthusiastic, an excellent communicator and hold a psychology degree whilst working towards professional registration/ accreditation. Experience in a clinical setting would be an advantage.

We will offer the right candidate the opportunity and support to further their interest and develop skills in many different areas. They will receive support and direction from our established Psychology team. Under the supervision of the clinical psychologist on the unit you will assist in delivering interventions with individuals and the facilitation of group work along with record keeping, case notes and presenting and sharing relevant information with MDT colleagues.

Benefits include a competitive salary, a contributory pension scheme, supervision, career development and the generous range of Priory benefits many in line with the NHS. In addition to your annual leave you get a day off on your birthday, subsidised lunches and plenty of free parking.

Further to this, The Priory offer a unique training scheme through it's 'career pathways' programme.

Job Advert Role Description

Centrally located with easy access to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Ashford and Maidstone, The Priory Hospital, Ticehurst House has 43 beds across 2 service lines: Acute Adult and Acute Private. We offer comprehensive inpatient and outpatient specialist mental health services for adults in a safe and supportive environment.

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

We are proud to be rated ‘Good’ for site overall, following our recent CQC inspection in April 2021.

Division DBS info

About us

From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.

The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.

As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please

If you forward any CV’s to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role we will accept the CV as a gift.