Assistant Psychologist (FTC)

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

This role will be working Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:00

Please note, this is a 6 month fixed term contract.

Cygnet Hospital Blackheath provides inpatient low secure and PICU services for men with a mental health illness.

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: £29,137.50 per year​

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

Requirements
Contracted hours: 40

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

What next?

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