Assistant Psychologist

We are looking for a confident Assistant Psychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You’ll be working full time, 40 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Wallace Hospital.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10,000 employees empower 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service‑user focused care and rehabilitation.

Helping others improve and turn their lives around is the best feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Wallace Hospital, Dundee
. This role will be working Monday to Friday 9.00 to 17.00
.

Cygnet Wallace Hospital is an 18‑bed specialist high‑dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men and women with intellectual disability and/or autism. Our fantastic facilities and multi‑disciplinary treatment programme are designed to assist individuals with their return to community living.

As an Assistant Psychologist you will support and enhance the psychological care of patients by assisting the Qualified Psychologist with the following:

• 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

• Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent BPS accredited qualification
• 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 Masters degree level or higher in Psychology (preferred)

• Salary: £28,613 per year
• Company pension scheme
• 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
• Contracted hours: 40 hours per week
• Successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.