Assistant Psychologist

Please note: This role is field based and will involve travel to services in across the South Wales, Bristol area and Somerset.

We are looking for a forward thinking, motivated and enthusiastic psychology graduate to join our Integrated Therapies Team as an Assistant Psychologist. With our support you will promote emotional wellbeing and mental health in the young people whom we help and work with. You will have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children and young adults, with children in care and/or with learning disabilities.

The Integrated Therapies Team is employed directly by Phoenix and comprises clinical psychology, counselling psychology, forensic psychology, occupational therapy, counselling, creative arts psychotherapies, speech and language therapy and occupational health therapy. We are seeking an assistant psychologist that can carry a supervised caseload, deal with complex cases under supervision and offer a variety of interventions and training, providing support and guidance to team members ensuring a child and young adult focused service.

Essential

• Successful completion of a graduate degree in psychology
• Eligible for registration with the BPS as a graduate member
• Experience of working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs. (i.e. combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autism and trauma)
• Knowledge, skills and ability in working with a wide range of young people with learning, emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties
• Experience of working with children and young adults with neurodevelopmental and learning disabilities
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of working with children with neurodevelopmental and learning disability needs
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of working with Children in Care

At Phoenix we are proud of our Learning and Development department and the level of investment we place in it to ensure our team members have the excellent level of training they need in order to do their essential roles. Plus we take great pleasure in presenting opportunities for your personal growth by giving opportunities to gain qualifications taught by industry leading professionals so that you can have a future with us and stay with our #OnePhoenixFamily

As well as investing in your future we have also recently introduced industry leading benefits specifically designed to financially support you in order areas of your life. The below list of benefits are available to you from the start of your employment with us:

• Pension
• Free Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme

The below benefits are available after 12 months of employment:

• Life Assurance (x2 of the basic salary)
• Critical Illness Cover
• Medicash

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

For an initial and informal conversation please do contact Dr Hannah Pittaway, Head of Therapies on hpittaway@plcl.org.uk