We have an Assistant Psychologist position available within our inpatient Assessment and Treatment unit, Eastway in Chester, which specialises in supporting adults with a Learning Disability.
This advert is likely to close early due to an expected high level of interest.
The successful applicant will be joining a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary team, and will be well supported by our Clinical Psychologist, including the provision of regular Clinical Supervision.
There will be lots of opportunities for development of clinical skills through direct and indirect work with service users and training opportunities. You will take responsibility for carrying out psychological screening assessments and brief interventions, including group interventions. There will also be opportunity to complete audit and small-scale research projects, and to contribute to, and deliver training to colleagues.
Completion of Psychological Screening Assessments, formulations and interventions with service users.
Provision of low-level and brief psychological interventions.
Completion of audits and small scale service-related research.
Supervision to be provided by a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Susanne Meddings Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: susanne.meddings@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 397224
Feel free to contact Susanne Meddings, our Clinical Psychologist on the unit or Lorna Fisher, our Unit Manager on 01244 397224.
If you consider yoursel Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100