Assistant Psychologist

Psychological Health Services is looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and professional Assistant Psychologists to join the LIAISE team. The post holders will be eligible for membership of the British Psychological Society at Graduate Basis for Registration having achieved either a 2:1 honours degree, or higher, in psychology or having completed a British Psychological Society accredited psychology conversion course. We strongly encourage applications from psychologists from groups under-represented within psychological professions.

Please note that due to significant interest, this position may close early if a sufficient number of candidates apply!

The role will vary, but will have elements of patient engagement, assessing the need of a family and applying for grants/support, general advice and guidance for parents, assisting other specialties with support for events (i.e open days) , supporting the Friends for Parents volunteers and supporting practitioner psychologists working in paediatric, adult, and staff support services. Multi Disciplinary working in a range patient settings may be asked of you along side Engagement Support Workers, Youth Workers and the LIAISE team.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vanessa Garratt Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01173428168

Jodie Jones : [email protected]