Assistant Psychologist

You will join the multi-disciplinary team and be supervised by a counselling psychologist. There will be considerable opportunities for developing your skills and developing your capacity to enjoy multi-disciplinary team working. You will be running psychoeducational groups, supporting the team with administering outcome measures, offering Positive Support Plan work to young people, help to coordinate the formulation process and support with reflective practice sessions. We are committed to staff development and reflective practice, with considerable resources in the Team and wider trust to support this.

Does the idea of bringing psychological innovation to the heart of ward-based care energise you? Do you thrive in working in dynamic environments which require creative therapeutic responses? Are you committed to working compassionately with young people, their families and colleagues? If so, we have a one year opportunity for you to join our developing team at Evergreen. Evergreen is located on Luton and Dunstable grounds. We currently work with 12-18 year old young people and their families across Luton, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes area and sometimes take admissions from further afield. The Centre which opened in 2023 comprises of 8 acute beds. The service has led the way in the design of adolescent mental health facilities nationally., Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.