Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
To support and enhance the professional care of clients within the Rotherham and Doncaster CAMHS Intellectual Disability pathway(s).
To provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide one to one therapy to children with sensitive, emotional and psychological issues, which requires empathy, training, reassurance and motivational skills. This is supervised on a weekly basis by a clinical psychologist via an hour long meeting, as stipulated by the British Psychological Society guidelines.
2. To conduct psychometric testing, using specific psychological tools as part of the assessment procedure. Once carried out, these tests are scored and analysed within the role of this job.
3. To conduct and design group therapy sessions to cater for the client group, in a sensitive manner.
4. To communicate complex and sensitive information empathically and to adapt language when addressing different situations, such as relating information to parents and to children.
5. To plan individual sessions and researches new possible skills that may benefit a client. Must also have the ability to adjust these plans if the client broaches an incompatible topic within the session.
6. To be able to sit for a long period of time in a therapy session.
7. To be able to concentrate and attend to the client's needs within therapy and psychometric testing periods.
8. To be able to travel between work areas and for school and home appointments.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
* Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
* Training in Psychometric testing.
* Neurodevelopment assessment knowledge and/or experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Address
£26,530 to £29,114 a year, per annum, pro rata.
Contract
Fixed term.
Duration
12 months.
Working pattern
To be confirmed.
Reference number
376-RCCG-0144.
Job locations
To be confirmed.
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