Assistant Psychologist (Band 4)

Job overview

Assistant Psychologist Fixed Term (12 months)

Hours: 37.5 hours full time (flexible to meet the needs of the service)

Base: Kimberworth Place, Rotherham

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust is committed to providing the highest standard of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services for the population of Rotherham, Doncaster, North and North East Lincolnshire.

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support the existing Specialist Neurodevelopmental Assessment pathway (ADHD and ASD) within Rotherham, under the supervision of qualified Clinical Psychologists

Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Psychologist within the team, you will be involved in undertaking assessments with children and families, school based observation assessments, undertaking psychometric assessments, co-working cases with qualified clinicians and providing therapeutic support where appropriate; thus enabling you to utilise and enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.

The Children's Neurodevelopmental Team is a multi-disciplinary service with professionals from a range of professional backgrounds. This is an exciting time for the team as it continues to develop, implementing a new service model and the development of care pathways underpinned by national  strategies and initiatives.

An Honours degree in Psychology (BSc), experience of working with mental health/psychological problems and good communication skills are all essential requirements. The applicant should have access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area. The post holder will be offered training, professional support and supervision.

Please make sure that you meet all of the essential criteria in the job description and evidence this in your application before applying.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications