Assistant Psychologist FTC 12 months
Location: Ely
Salary: Up to £27,485 per annum FTE
Hours: 21 per week
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
Fen House provides rehabilitation for people with a wide range of acquired brain injury difficulties and neurological conditions. We are a dynamic unit, which offers many opportunities for Assistant Psychologists to develop their clinical, neuropsychological and team working skills within our interdisciplinary team, which comprises physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, occupational therapy and health and care staff. Our Assistant Psychologists have opportunities at Fen House and within Brainkind, to develop competencies in evaluating the effectiveness of our rehabilitation programmes and to contribute to research projects when available. Brainkind offers a wide range of general training and there are also further opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD) within Fen House and the broader organisation.

We’re looking for someone with the following skills and qualities:

• Upper Second Class Honors Degree (2:1) or higher in psychology or equivalent
• Eligibility for BPS (British Psychological Society) graduate registration
• Ability to present and teach others
• Ability to work independently and reliably
• Experience of working with adults with complex disabilitie

MAIN PURPOSE:

To work under the clinical supervision of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological support to the neuro-rehabilitation programme at our Service in Ely.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Lead to provide assistance in: -

• Behavioural monitoring with observations, data gathering and subsequent analysis.
• Collection and presentation of behavioural data for weekly clinical team meeting.
• Behavioural modification with writing and maintaining behavioural guidelines with support to the wider staff team in their implementation.
• Neuropsychological assessments with the production and presentation of findings.
• Supporting individual service users with weekly meetings and specific activities.
• To maintain and provide those outcome measures identified within the agreed annual schedule.
• To produce behavioural and emotional progress reports for Review Meetings and present these.
• Group work (e.g. anger management and life skills).
• Training and support of the wider staff team both on induction and written weekly tutorial sessions.
• Liaison role between Clinical Lead, Clinical Team and wider staff team regarding understanding and implementation of behaviour management programme.
• To undertake any other duties as may from time to time be specified by Brainkind, that are within the level and responsibility appropriate to the grade of the post.

We’re looking for someone with the following skills and qualities:

• Upper Second Class Honors Degree (2:1) or higher in psychology or equivalent
• Eligibility for BPS (British Psychological Society) graduate registration
• Ability to present and teach others
• Ability to work independently and reliably
• Experience of working with adults with complex disabilities

*Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. *

• All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks