Open Positions

 

Assistant Psychologist

 

Do you want to work with children, young people and families and gain valuable experience of working within a clinical psychology service? This is an exciting opportunity to work as an assistant psychologist in a multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment team based in Huddersfield.  

 

The Socrates Multidisciplinary Assessment and Review Team (SMART) is an established team that specialises in undertaking assessments with children and young people with complex presentations. This includes autism spectrum conditions (ASC), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Sensory Processing Differences and learning difficulties. The team is committed to putting the best interests of the child/young person first and in gaining a better understanding of their needs through comprehensive assessment, diagnosis (if appropriate) and developing needs led plans. Our assessments follow best practice recommendations including NICE guidelines. The team includes a range of experienced professionals including clinical psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and an educational practitioner. We also undertake some assessments jointly with a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

 

This is a full time position, salary will be dependant on experience.

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Main Duties of the Job

 

The role will involve supporting the team to undertake high quality neurodevelopmental assessments. This will include undertaking social observations (usually in schools) interacting with children and young people in clinic, undertaking and scoring cognitive and psychometric assessments, gathering information and liaising with families, involvement in team diagnostic discussions and contributing to comprehensive written reports. You will also be involved in conducting literature searches, service evaluations or audits. Administrative duties will include organising school visits, collating clinical data, maintaining clinical files, case management and monitoring and maintaining resources.

 

Person Specification

 

Qualifications

 

Essential

An upper second class or higher BPS accredited degree in Psychology.

 

Desirable

Further postgraduate training in relevant areas of psychology.

 

Skills and Experience

 

Essential

 

Able to work within professional guidelines.

 

An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to working in a mental health/neurodevelopmental condition assessment team.

 

Experience with children, young people and families.

 

Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills and an ability to 

communicate complex and sensitive information effectively in both oral and

written formats.

 

An ability to work as a member of a clinical team and work collaboratively, flexibly and supportively.

 

Ability to work with a degree of independence with appropriate supervision and support from the team.

 

Ability to organise and prioritise workloads with competing demands and goals.

 

Ability to work in settings where the atmosphere may be highly emotive.

 

Evidence of IT skills including use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

 

Ability to travel to other locations- a full UK driving licence and access to a car.  

 

Desirable

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Previous experience of working as an assistant psychologist or similar roles in health or social care settings.  

 

Experience working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions, learning disabilities or mental health difficulties.

 

Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams.   

 

Familiarity with undertaking cognitive assessments and psychometric measures.

 

Experience of undertaking service evaluation or audit.

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What we offer

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• Working in a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team.

• Experience of working in a clinical psychology practice.  

• A specific work space.

• Free car parking.

• Kitchen with good facilities.

• Team social events.

• Full training and supervision from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist

• General team CPD events and training.

• Previous assistant psychologists with our team have gone on to gain places on the clinical psychology doctorate and counselling psychology doctoral courses. 

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You will be required to undergo enhanced DBS checking if you are successful at interview.

 

To apply for the role please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to scp@socrates.org.uk.

 

 

The closing date is Friday 4th October and interviews will take place on Thursday 17th October 2024.

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