Job summary We are recruiting for an Assistant Psychologist to join our psychology team within the adult learning disability service for a fixed term contract for 12 months for 30 hours per week. The service is a friendly and well established multi-disciplinary team. You will have weekly supervision from a Clinical Psychologist within the team. You will support the psychology team by working both directly with people with learning disabilities and indirectly with families and carers whilst working collaboratively with colleagues to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities. There is a strong ethos of multi-disciplinary working and trauma informed care. There will be the opportunity to support service developments within the team. You will be supported to develop professionally in your career and have access to CPD within the department and more broadly within Bradford District Care Trust. Closing date: 10th April 2025 Shortlisting date: 11th April 2025 Interview date: TBC Main duties of the job To provide supervised support to the psychological therapy service and wider team across the range of provision. Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist:Conduct psychological assessments, including neuropsychologicalassessments.Develop psychological formulations for individual service users that contributetowards the overall assessment of their care needs, using an appropriate theoretical framework.Collaboratively establish individual service user's goals towards recovery.Deliver psychological interventions to service users; CBT informed structured interventions, cognitive remediation, guided self-help, co-facilitated group work.Support the audit and research activities of the service.Support the psychological therapy services through data collection & analysis as part of audit, service evaluation and research initiatives. About us Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partnersWe will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :Increase mileage rates for > 3500A wide range of health and wellbeing support packagesA range of internal and external development and learning opportunitiesPlus many more.We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received. Date posted 27 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 453-25-7044188 Job locations Waddiloves Health Centre 44 Queens Road Bradford BD8 7BT Job description Job responsibilities Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role. Right to Work in the UK Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly. Job description Job responsibilities Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role. Right to Work in the UK Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Undergraduate degree in psychology Desirable Training or qualification in counselling skills, CBT, brief therapy or similar. Experience Essential Experience of working with mental health service users in a statutory or voluntary capacity or life experience of coping with mental health problems, i.e. active carer role, or have undertaken volunteering etc. Experience of research and audit in real world settings. Desirable Experience of working in a team Experience of neuropsychological Knowledge Essential Knowledge of issues relating to mental health & mental health problems. Knowledge of research and audit methodologies Desirable Knowledge of issues relating to complex mental health problems. Skills Essential IT skills including spreadsheets/databases Excellent communication skills Ability to work well in a team Desirable Community language skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Undergraduate degree in psychology Desirable Training or qualification in counselling skills, CBT, brief therapy or similar. Experience Essential Experience of working with mental health service users in a statutory or voluntary capacity or life experience of coping with mental health problems, i.e. active carer role, or have undertaken volunteering etc. Experience of research and audit in real world settings. Desirable Experience of working in a team Experience of neuropsychological Knowledge Essential Knowledge of issues relating to mental health & mental health problems. Knowledge of research and audit methodologies Desirable Knowledge of issues relating to complex mental health problems. Skills Essential IT skills including spreadsheets/databases Excellent communication skills Ability to work well in a team Desirable Community language skills 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. Employer details Employer name Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Waddiloves Health Centre 44 Queens Road Bradford BD8 7BT Employer's website https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)