We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Colchester.
This role will be working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
This is a 6 month fixed term contract.
At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts - as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits - to support you to be happy both in and out of work.
Cygnet Hospital Colchester:
Cygnet Hospital Colchester is a 54 bed service providing a range of intensive support and rehabilitation services for men with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders or mental health needs.
Your Day-to-Day
We are seeking an academically strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the Qualified Psychologist with;
- Contributing to assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal / written)
- Clinical formulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment
- Planning, delivering and evaluating individual / group programmes
- Administration, audit, research and service development
We're looking for someone who is
- Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent
- BPS (British Psychological Society) Accredited
- Preferably experienced in health care and/or in an Assistant Psychologist role
- Passionate about learning and working as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Qualified to Master's degree level or higher in Psychology (preferable)
Why Cygnet? We'll offer you
- Salary: £26,500pa
- Company pension scheme
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card
- Most of our sites provide free meals on shift
- Internal and external CPD opportunities
- Opportunities to become involved in research
- Clinical supervision and peer support
Requirements
Contracted hours: 40 per week
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received.
Cygnet Health Care have been providing a national network of high quality specialist services for over 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.