Working in healthcare is more than just a job. It's a chance to change lives. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to recruit to the position of Assistant Psychologist to join our psychology and therapy department in our Learning Disability & Autism services in the North & Midlands. What you will be doing The ideal candidate will have some experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults, and a passion to learn and develop, to join our friendly team in the region. As an Assistant Psychologist, working 37.5 hours a week, you will assist in clinically related activities and administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, and training of staff. You will engage with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the service users are fully engaged in their care pathway. Your role will include a significant focus on providing behavioural support to autistic adults and adults with a learning disability. You will develop and implement individualised behavioural support plans based on service users' needs and goals, including encouraging independence and development of life skills with a focus on improving quality of life. You will be responsible for functional behaviour assessments and observations, positive behavioural support planning and implementations, incident analysis and facilitating PBS workshops and other training programmes. Training opportunities will be available for the successful candidate along with clinical and management supervision. As an Assistant Psychologist you will be: Working closely with the people we support to develop and implement individualised behavioural support plans that both meet their needs and help to develop their independence and life skills. Completing psychological and behavioural assessment tools and analysing complex data Facilitating PBS and other relevant workshops Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training to others Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice for staff Maintaining clinical databases Completing outcome measures Writing reports for various audiences Service evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statistics Undertaking clinically relevant audits To be successful in this role, you will have: An Undergraduate degree (2.1 or above) in Psychology that confers graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Experience of working with people in a similar or related field relevant to the post. Knowledge of PBS theory/practice Having a good understanding of the legal frameworks that are relevant to the role (e.g., Mental Capacity Act) To Provide high quality reports and PBS plans Good interpersonal and communication skills Where you will be working: This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team to support service users across a number of small complex care services, and residential care homes in the East Midlands (Lincoln, North Hykeham, Nottingham, Mansfield & Newcastle Under Lyme). The role involves travelling to different services within a geographical region so a driving licence and access to a car would be required to fulfil this role. What you will get: Annual salary of £ 25,904 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more. About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer,