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Location

Barrow In Furness, Cumbria | United Kingdom

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Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nine month Assistant Psychology post, specifically to support clinicians in the delivery of evidence based psychological therapeutic groups for people with complex emotional needs.

We are looking for a highly organised and motivated individual, with an interest in working with people with complex difficulties. The role would be primarily supporting the delivery of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Structured Clinical Management (SCM) skills groups in community teams. Main duties will include the delivery and the evaluation of the impact of the group, attending group supervision, MDT case discussions, and audit work. You will be joining a dynamic and busy service with a range of professionals and support staff. The post holder would also be connected to the adult psychology service, which has strong links with the local clinical psychology training courses.

Clinical supervision is integral to this post and to the service and affords an excellent opportunity for the post holder to develop their skills in group work and psychologically informed care. To find out more please contact

Emma Kenworthy, Associate Director for Psychological Professions, The Bay network

As an Assistant Psychologist you will be delivering skills groups with a qualified DBT as part of a full Dialectical Behavioural programme. You will also be delivering skills group as part of Structured Clinical Management.

You will be involved in the auditing of the efficacy of the intervention, reviewing the literature, developing resource packs and completing outcome measures.

The successful candidate will work with service users with complex emotional mental health who are currently on CMHT caseloads. You will deliver Skills groups using the best available evidence base.

Supervision is an integral part of this job and you will be supported with regular access to supervision on a consistent basis.

It is desirable to have an interest in working with people with complex emotional needs.

Should you wish to discuss this post in more detail, please email:

Dr Emma Kenworthy – Consultant Clinical [email protected].

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

When completing thesupporting informationsection of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible; as this is what you will be shortlisted against.

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This advert closes on Monday 26 Feb 2024

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