Assistant Psychologist

Job overview

Are you looking to build your clinical experience within mental health?

We are looking for a psychology graduate with an interest in working with adults with eating disorders to fill in a role of an Assistant Psychologist. You will join an experienced and highly motivated Adult Specialist Eating Disorder Service to deliver responsive and effective care for patients with these conditions.

You will be a part of a well-established and very supportive psychology team, which includes a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Specialist Clinical Psychologist, CBT therapist, Clinical Associate Psychologists and other Assistant Psychologists.

You will be a part of a team of assistant psychologists delivering 1:1 and group standardised interventions such as CBT-T and Guided Self Help for eating disorders.

You will be a motivated individual with an undergraduate degree in psychology (2:1) and BPS Graduate Basis for Registration, who can work in a team and is passionate about working with people with mental health problems.

Main duties of the job

You will be contributing to the assessment and treatment of adults with eating disorders, using a wide range of skills and methods. There will be opportunity for individual case work, group work and audit and research under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist. There will be opportunity to receive training in evidence-based eating disorder treatments such as CBT-T and guided self-help.

• Your role will involve assisting in specialist assessments and delivering psychometric tests.
• You will carry out research and data analysis, including being a part of service improvement and evaluation projects.
• You will engage in regular individual as well as group clinical supervision as well as continuing training and skills development are also important aspects of the role.

For further details please see the attached job description and person specification documents.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.