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Assistant Psychologist, Northampton
Contract type: Fixed Term 12-month contract
Place of work: Office based (Northampton)
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Work pattern: Monday - Friday within office hours (8am – 5pm)
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Job Description / Person Specification
Closing date for applications: Monday, 16th September. APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POST ARE NOW CLOSED
Interview date: Thursday, 26th September 2024
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A SUPPORTING STATEMENT OR COVER LETTER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Northampton Psychology Practice is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join our small team of Clinical Psychologists delivering high quality and individualised psychological assessment and intervention to children and adults. This is a fixed term post for 12 months.
Northampton Psychology and The Autism Practice, Northampton, is a private practice offering psychological services to children, young people, and adults, and an autism and ADHD diagnosis pathway. We are a small independent practice of clinical psychologists, working alongside speech and language therapy and occupational therapy colleagues, to deliver high quality, individualised psychological assessment and intervention. We focus on providing psychological services that adapt and fit to each individual we work with, using evidence-based practices and working creatively to meet the needs of those we work with, including those who are neurodivergent. We are a supportive, friendly team prioritising self-care to ensure we can provide the best possible support to our clients. We offer a great clinic space to work from and development opportunities.
The successful candidate will be working under the clinical supervision of an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist to support delivery of services provided by Northampton Psychology Practice and The Autism Practice. They will play an important role in contributing to team diagnostic assessment of autism and ADHD in children and young people, including completing school observations, cognitive assessments, and contributing to team discussions. Where appropriate, there is also opportunities to complete psychological intervention appropriate to the post with children and young people under clinical supervision. The successful candidate will be working under the clinical supervision of an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist to support delivery of services provided by Northampton Psychology Practice and The Autism Practice. They will play an important role in contributing to team diagnostic assessment of autism and ADHD in children and young people, including completing school observations, cognitive assessments, and contributing to team discussions. Where appropriate, there is also opportunities to complete psychological intervention appropriate to the post with children and young people under clinical supervision.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to clinical supervisor maternity leave, there will be a period of 2-3 months from approximately mid January 2025 – April 2024 where the assistant psychologist role will focus more on indirect clinical work and projects, such as developing our post-assessment interventions and support.
The role is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of working within the field of clinical psychology, particularly for those with an interest in working with the neurodivergent community. It is also an opportunity to experience working with in private practice and develop knowledge and skills in psychological assessment, intervention, and service development.
As an assistant psychologist, the successful candidate will receive a high level of support to develop their knowledge and skills, to include regular individual clinical supervision, team supervision and discussion, and informal support from team members. The post is based in our clinic in Northampton town centre, with access to excellent resources and a space designed to provide a safe therapeutic space for our clients and employees.
The post is based in Northampton town centre, with travel across the county as required. Hours of work are Monday – Friday between the core working hours of 8am and 6pm though there is an expectation that the post holder will make reasonable efforts to work flexibly within these core hours on their allocated working days to meet the needs of the service.
The post is subject to a DBS check, the cost of which will be covered by Northampton Psychology Practice.
If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact Dr Kate Baldry, Clinical Psychologist on 07860 543561 or info@northamptonpsychology.co.uk.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a supporting statement with reference to the skills and knowledge required for this post (as detailed in the job specification) by email to info@northamptonpsychology.co.uk