Assistant Psychologist

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We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke.

This role will be working full time, 40 hours per week - 8.30am to 17:00pm.

Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke provides emergency admissions services for men and women, and a pathway for women to rehabilitation including a specialist service for personality disorder.

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 starting from £28,612.50 p/a (increased to £29,137 p/a post proba tion)

- Company pension scheme
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card
- Free meals
- Internal and external CPD opportunities
- Opportunities to become involved in research
- Clinical supervision and peer support

Requirements
Contracted hours: 40 hours per week

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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