Assistant Psychologist

Do you have experience or a keen interest in working in a mental health service for young people and improving the lives of young people living with anxiety and depression?

If so, our Assistant Psychologist role may be just right for you!

This is a post in our developing CAMHS Cognitive Behaviour Therapy pathway and is part of a wider, well established Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in Brighton and Hove. We are dedicated to providing a high-quality CBT service that complements the work of our wider CAMHS colleagues, and this role will include explore ways in which to meaningfully evaluate the effectiveness of our work with children and young people.

Sussex CAMHS is also involved in supporting innovative practice using digital technologies and part of this role is likely to involve supporting us to implement these new platforms into our practice.

To assist qualified CAMHS staff in responding to children, young people in need of mental health support.

To assist with the provision of psychological interventions for young people in CAMHS.

To provide a key role, under supervision, in the monitoring, implementing, collecting and analysis of outcome measures within CAMHS.

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

The post holder will have their work managed and supervised by a Clinical Psychologist.

We know services improve when they listen to the people who use them, and we are committed to creating a culture of shared decision making within our CAMHS service. Subsequently, in B+H CAMHS we are working hard to find new ways to involve young people and their families in the decisions made about them, and in service improvement initiatives.

This role will provide opportunities, alongside colleagues, to work under the guidance of our participation manager to help exploring new and creative ways of involving our young people in their care and service developments. This may involve activities such as helping to facilitate the local participation groups, focus groups and feedback sessions.

Our trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. This post is based with Brighton and Hove CAMHS and will specifically involve working with families and young people in the city, and with the agencies that support them.

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns

Working in Sussex:
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

In order to be a successful Band 5 CWP in our team you will have:

Postgraduate certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Therapies (PWP/CWP qualification)

Proven ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

A passion for working within a developing CBT pathway

It would also be advantageous if you:
Are experienced working in CAMHS (Children and Young People’s mental health services)

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Flexibility with working patterns is desirable as we may extend the hours of our service to include some weekend and evening work

SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager.