This programme aims to strengthen applications for a number of unqualified psychological professional roles i.e. assistant psychologist, graduate mental health worker, psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) and many more, that routinely lead to a place on clinical doctoral programmes.
We are offering an aspiring psychology role in the Bromley OPMH CMHT, Memory Service & Care Home Support Team . This role is a work experience placement paid at Agenda for Change Band 4 and is intended to be offered as part time, working 2 days a week for 12 months however there is some flexibility in the hours and duration of the contract which can be agreed with successful applicants to accommodate other commitments.
Our aspiring psychology role have been developed with careful consideration to offer you experience in an array of clinical and non-clinical activities integral in the running of a successful psychology service. You will have the opportunity to shadow qualified staff, support assessments with service users, contribute to service evaluation and to be part of a vibrant and passionate team of psychological professionals.
Lastly, you will be ‘buddied’ with a assistant psychologist that will offer you mentorship and support throughout your time in the role.
Please read all documents attached before applying.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We’re Kind
We’re Fair
We Listen
We Care
The post will work alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist across the Psychology Service for Older People in Bromley.
There will be opportunities to co-facilitate groups with CBT therapist and MHWBP, as well as participating in assessments, in referral and business meetings in the Community Mental Health Service for Older People
The Dementia Care Homes Team provides consultation in residential and nursing homes to alleviate manifestations of distress in dementia and there are opportunities to join training days and co-facilitate these, audits, service evaluations and to join an outcome measures project that is linked to a national working group.
In the Memory Service there are opportunities for joining cognitive and neuropsychological assessments, participate in the delivery of post-diagnostic programmes for people with dementia, such as Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and a Living Well With Dementia workshop. There is an active Dementia Service User Group where individual members require support for some of their work in awareness raising, public speaking or publications on the group's blog.
We are looking for aspiring psychologists with a clearly communicated interest in this field.
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