Assistant Psychologist 0-5 Team

Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate assistant psychologist to join the Parent and Infant Relationship (PAIR) CAMHS Team in Luton, to form part of the exciting Luton Best Start Family Hub initiative.

Luton Best Start Family Hubs and Flying Start are a Luton early years partnership and strategy for under 6's. Flying Start have developed early targeted and specialist support for parents, infants and young children, working closely with CAMHS Luton to support staff to undertake infant-parent observations and early years' interventions.Within Best Start Family Hubs, Luton CAMHS works closely to further develop integrated pathways for families so they can receive the right level of support at the right time.

Main duties of the job
You will help develop and implement the Family Hubs model of early support for families with infants and young children in Luton, to deliver and evaluate the complex community interventions. You will help analyse outcome/evaluation measure data to measure impact and write reports to disseminate evidence thereof. You will need to advise other staff on the use of outcomes and stakeholders on their data analysis and emerging themes. You will be able to conduct literature searches and summarise latest evidence, and be able to conduct evaluation and research studies as appropriate and agreed for the service.

You will also deliver training to frontline practitioners on early years' mental health and contribute to the provision of evidence based interventions for parents and very young children. You will be based in the Family Hubs and CAMHS. You will provide suitable clinical interventions under the supervision of an experienced Clinical Psychologist or senior clinician as appropriate as part of the multidisciplinary team.

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

For further information
For further information or informal visits please contact Dr Vicky Taylor (Temporary PAIR ops lead and Luton CAS Clinical Team Lead) at View email address on meeveem.com or Lucy Ford (PAIR Assistant Psychologist): View email address on meeveem.com. Tel View phone number on meeveem.com.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A good undergraduate degree in psychology meeting British Psychological Society (BPS) with (eligibility for) graduate membership of the BPS.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and /or other disabilities.
• Ability to use computers for database analysis, such as SPSS, for windows and qualitative analysis packages

Desirable

• Relevant specialist training or qualifications in therapeutic approaches in order to: -facilitate clinical interventions -understand challenges clinicians have in collating outcomes
• An understanding of organizational issues, which may affect day-to-day work
• Local knowledge and understanding of Luton

Skills
Essential

• Experience of inputting data and using Microsoft Office; Experience with using computers for database analysis
• Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist or similar roles, working with people with mental health needs
• Experience of service-based evaluation and research

Desirable

• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting; Experience working in a clinical team; Experience of developing and delivering training to staff groups; Experience of contributing to service development
• Competent use of other IT packages e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, RiO

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details
Employer name: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Charter House, Alma Street, Luton, LU1 2PJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website