Clinical Associate in Psychology Apprentice Band 5-6 development post

Job summary

We are excited to be be able to offer Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) starting this March. We launched our CAPs Apprenticeship scheme in 2022 as part of developing the Psychological workforce and to support the wider NHS agenda to develop apsychological provision as part of the new roles.

The Apprenticeship is an 18 month full-time training programme divided between work-based practice and learning, and academic teaching and study. Once trainees successfully complete the apprenticeship requirements they will be awarded an MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology

This post is advertised as a full time Band 5 development position, with the plan to offer permanent roles on successful completion of the training. You will be supported to complete this training programme whilst working within the service. The continuation of your employment is dependent on successful completion of the training programme. On successful completion of the training, and the requirements of the role being demonstrated, you will have the opportunity to progress and slot into an Band 6 vacancy.

Once qualified, the CAP role is designed to fill an identified skills gap between assistant psychologist and qualified practitioner psychologists. They will be able to practice autonomously with appropriate support, working within their scope of practice, under the supervision of a registered and appropriately qualified psychologist.

Please note the post may close early depending on application numbers.

Main duties of the job

The training roles are developed within our new enhanced primary mental health service, and are offered in several locations within Hertfordshire.

The trainee role is based on practice based learning, with work being closely supervised by the qualified psychologist and therapists and work alongside the broader team.

Trainees will undertake 1:1 assessments and interventions and within these times there is a strong emphasis on group interventions.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Date posted

25 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £40,588 a year per annum, pro rata + 5% of basic salary (min £1,066 max £1,845)

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-EAN-6789

Job locations

Various (But for advert) Waverly Road

99 Waverley Road

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be managed by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and work within a multi-disciplinary team. The post includes providing specialist assessments and evidence based interventions (individual and group interventions) with adults with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. You will also offer consultation and teaching to the multi-disciplinary team, and contribute to the development and evaluation of this innovative service. You will join a dedicated and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team committed to developing the highest standards of clinical assessment and treatment for our service users.

The posts are based in west or east Herts, and post holders need to be prepared to work across a number of locations.

There are professional links across Hertfordshire, with structures in place for supervision and governance. We also prioritise opportunities for CPD and support staff in their personal development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be managed by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and work within a multi-disciplinary team. The post includes providing specialist assessments and evidence based interventions (individual and group interventions) with adults with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. You will also offer consultation and teaching to the multi-disciplinary team, and contribute to the development and evaluation of this innovative service. You will join a dedicated and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team committed to developing the highest standards of clinical assessment and treatment for our service users.

The posts are based in west or east Herts, and post holders need to be prepared to work across a number of locations.

There are professional links across Hertfordshire, with structures in place for supervision and governance. We also prioritise opportunities for CPD and support staff in their personal development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology at 2.1 or better OR Successful completion of a BPS accredited postgraduate Psychology conversion programme with 2.1 equivalent or above. OR A 2.2 honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology with appropriate additional experience (or contextual information) demonstrating academic potential.
• Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, therapeutic approaches and/ or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Paid or voluntary experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service settings.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
• Experience of working in an ACMHS Interview/ application form setting.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working with carers.
• Experience of working with groups and/or delivering group interventions.
• Experience of audit and/or service evaluation.
• Experience of working with service users with varied life experiences, including those from minorities or underprivileged backgrounds.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology at 2.1 or better OR Successful completion of a BPS accredited postgraduate Psychology conversion programme with 2.1 equivalent or above. OR A 2.2 honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology with appropriate additional experience (or contextual information) demonstrating academic potential.
• Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, therapeutic approaches and/ or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Paid or voluntary experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service settings.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
• Experience of working in an ACMHS Interview/ application form setting.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working with carers.
• Experience of working with groups and/or delivering group interventions.
• Experience of audit and/or service evaluation.
• Experience of working with service users with varied life experiences, including those from minorities or underprivileged backgrounds.

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 (Opens in a new tab) .

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 (Opens in a new tab) .

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab) .

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 (Opens in a new tab) .

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Various (But for advert) Waverly Road

99 Waverley Road

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Various (But for advert) Waverly Road

99 Waverley Road

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)