Assistant Psychologist | Bradford, West Yorkshire | From £ 1000 to 500000 | Full time

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Bierley. This role will be working on a full time basis of 37.5 hour per week Monday to Friday.Cygnet Hospital Bierley provides a range of acute and low secure mental health services for men and women. The hospital is set across four wards offering single-sex male and female specialist mental health services. The hospital has recently been recognised for service innovation and development with a Quality Improvement Project to increase service user involvement in the care planning process that received widespread recognition, received positive feedback from inspections including the Welsh CQC and the West Yorkshire Provider Collaborative, and is proud to have accreditation in the triangle of care.The psychology team work part of the MDT across all four wards to provide specialist psychological provision, including assessment, interventions, training and staff consultancy and support. You would be joining a friendly and welcoming team who are all committed to providing person centred, individualised, recovery focused, and trauma informed care. We are seeking an academically strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the Qualified Psychologist with; • Contributing to assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal / written) • Clinical form ulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment • Planning, delivering and evaluating individual / group programmes • Administration, audit, research and service development We're looking for someone who is… • Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent • BPS (British Psychological Society) Accredited • Preferably experienced in health care and/or in an Assistant Psychologist role • Passionate about learning and working as part of an interdisciplinary team • Qualified to Master's degree level or higher in Psychology (preferable) Why Cygnet? We'll offer you… • Salary: Starting at £28,826.60 p/a, increasing to £29,370.60 p/a post probation. • Company pension scheme • A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card • Free meals • Internal and external CPD opportunities • Opportunities to become involved in research • Clinical supervision and peer support Requirements Contracted hours: 37.5 hours per week Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. What next? If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you. Click the button to apply