Assistant Psychologist

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trauma Resilience Hub Team at Devon and Cornwall Sexual Assault Referral Centre\'s. The Trauma Resilience Hub is a new service that will support adult patient\'s who have experienced sexual harm and have complex mental health related needs. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including a Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Specialist Social Worker, and Trauma and Wellbeing Practitioners

Alongside colleagues, you will support patients through complex assessment and formulation, and the delivery of structured trauma stabilisation interventions to support them in their recovery and access additional services as assessed and required. You will also be taking a leading role in coordinating a Lived Experience Group to advise ongoing service development and delivery. You will be a key part of the delivery of training for a range of multi disciplinary professionals on topics such as working with complex mental health, trauma informed practice, and systems navigation.

We are looking for a passionate, resilient individual, who has strengths in problem solving and thinking outside of the box, who wants to make a difference to the lives of those who have been raped and sexually assaulted.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most., Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.