Assistant Psychologist - LD CAMHS & IHTT

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Learning Disability CAMHS team in North Derbyshire!

We are seeking an enthusiastic psychology graduate to support working with children and young people with learning disabilities  The post holder must:  Be a Psychology Graduate, 2:1 or above.   Have at least 6 months direct experience working with people with learning disabilities. Have proven excellent communication skills and IT skills . The post holder will be based within CAMHS at The Den, Chesterfield Royal Hospital (with the possibility of some work based at our other Core CAMHS Bases in Chesterfield town centre and Buxton and/or some remote-working, in line with Service demands).

This is a 12 month temporary contract to cover a maternity post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the qualified clinicians with specialist assessments and psychological interventions with children and young people with learning disabilities, and their families - with the work managed and supervised closely by a Clinical Psychologist..  They will also  contribute to service projects, audits and evaluations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist with the provision of psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for young people in CAMHS.

To contribute to relevant evaluation, audit and project work, including carrying out relevant  literature reviews, preparing databases and writing reports.