Band 5 Apprentice CAP, Acute Care Pathway

Band 5 Apprentice CAP, Acute Care Pathway - Salisbury

This is a new occupation, developed for implementation in England, introduced as part of a programme of work to provide greater access to psychologically informed mental health services. Clinical Associates in Psychology fill an identified skills gap between assistant psychologist and qualified clinical psychologists. They are able to practice autonomously with appropriate support, working within their scope of practice, under the supervision of a registered clinical psychologist.

Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

The broad purpose of the occupation is to provide high quality, evidence based psychological interventions to inform practice, with formulations derived from specialist psychological measurement and assessment tools to work with populations across the lifespan from different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs. They work with specific populations and therefore provide a more proscribed range of activities than Clinical Psychologists.

We actively encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Please see detailed job description, person specification and local information sheet attached.

As this is an apprenticeship position, you will be required to successfully complete a Level 7 Clinical Associate in Psychology apprenticeship whilst undertaking the requirements of the position. Applicants will have already obtained English & Maths at Level 2 (or equivalent GCSE Grades C/4 or above).

Your exact pattern of work and study time will need to be agreed with your line manager. You will need to be able to evidence 20% of your working hours, across the full duration of your programme as new learning. Depending on the delivery mode of your apprenticeship programme this requirement may be met through a combination of assessor contacts, online attendance and workplace learning and mentoring.

Eligibility criteria for apprenticeships are dictated by the National Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the UK government. Within the funding rules it stipulates that to be eligible for an apprenticeship:

1. You must have been an ordinary resident of the UK/EU country for at least 3 years prior to the start date of the apprenticeship (which does not include time on a student visa).

2. You must have enough time remaining on your current visa to cover the full duration of the apprenticeship programme.

3. Not completing another government funded programme of learning at the same time as the apprenticeship.

We will be required to check the above eligibility criteria before an unconditional offer of employment, which includes the apprenticeship programme, can be made.

We as a Trust have no jurisdiction on the funding rules set by the ESFA or Government therefore unable to employ ineligible applicants into this apprenticeship position.

• Graduate Basis of Eligibility (GBE) membership of the British Psychological Society plus: 2:1 honours degree in Psychology, or a 2:2 honours degree in Psychology.
• Qualifications in English and Mathematics at level
  2.equivalent to GCSE grade 9-4 (A*-C

• Experience of work in the NHS or outreach work, or local engagement work, experience of working in voluntary sector, working in community groups.
• Work with client groups with serious mental health problems: omental health care and/or oworking with carers and/or odelivering therapeutic group interventions oworking in MDTs oExperience of audit/research
• At least 2 years post graduation of paid clinical work within adult mental health speciality
• Paid clinical experience/role in adult mental health within NHS setting
• Has been supervised by a clinical psychologist within a paid clinical role

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.

Head of Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service