Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.
We are seeking to recruit a full time Band 4 Assistant Psychologist who is seeking to pursue a career as a clinical psychologist. You will have gained at least a 2:1 degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, with the British Psychological Society eligibility. This role is for a 2-year fixed-term position. You will be well-supported in a well-established and valued post, working within the multi-disciplinary team, alongside, and supervised by a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.
You will be based at Gateway House in Wymondham within the South Norfolk Adult CMHT though you may need to travel to attend in person meetings or patient appointments within the central locality. Due to the rural geography of South Norfolk, you will need a UK driving licence to be able to fulfil the duties of this role.
The post will suit an enthusiastic and motivated psychology graduate, ideally with post graduate clinical experience in the NHS, who can show an ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team and is passionate about the contribution of a psychological approach to multi-disciplinary care. Prior experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties would be an advantage, or evidence of significant transferrable skills. You will be part of a friendly and supportive clinical psychology and psychological therapies team, and there will good opportunities for professional development.
The post holder will be responsible for providing time limited and focused psychological interventions, including co-facilitating group sessions across the central locality. You will work in a psychologically informed way alongside an existing assistant psychologist, trainee clinical psychologists on placement as well as the qualified members of the psychology team and wider MDT. There will be opportunities to contribute to team training and reflective practice, as well as involvement in service-related audits and evaluation relevant to service needs, under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
We have close relationships with the Clinical Psychology Doctorate training course at the University of East Anglia and routinely offer first year and third year specialist placements to trainee clinical psychologists. Within NSFT, we have strong links with the excellent research department in the Trust.
You will join a supportive and proactive psychology team embedded within the wider CMHT and complex emotional needs pathway. A range of specialist skills and interests are represented include counselling and clinical psychologists with additional post doctorate training in CBTp, MBT, CAT, EMDR, and art psychotherapy. We see a range of service users presenting with complex emotional needs, psychosis, bipolar disorder, complex trauma, and dissociation, who require an MDT approach to their mental health recovery plan.
Gateway House offers a modern pleasant environment, with air conditioning and dedicated psychology office space. There are shops and green spaces nearby. The beautiful Norfolk coast is on the doorstep, whilst there are good road and rail links with London, Cambridge, Norwich and the Midlands.
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.
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 note that this vacancy may close ahead of the published expiry date so an early application will ensure that you don’t miss out on this opportunity.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
This post may be 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.
