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Job summary

Main area
Clinical associate in Psychology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Development Post Band 5-6
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
367-ACMS-9687
Employer
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Centenary House, Hitchin, SG5 1JN
Town
Hitchin
Salary
£31,049 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/09/2025 23:59

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Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Associate in Psychology Development Post Band 5-6

NHS AfC: Band 5

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form. 

http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co

Job overview

This varied role will involve undertaking a range of clinical activities including psychological assessments, treatments and other types of clinical intervention with individual service users, carers, families, groups etc; along with other activities such as staff training; research and development activity, and in particular, support the running of the Personality Disorder pathway. 

The postholder will need to undertake and meet the requirements of an apprenticeship, leading to the award of a Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology.

We also invite enquiries from qualified CAP's, who have completed their training, to be considered for an 0.80 B6 vacancy.  

Main duties of the job

Offer assessment and psychological interventions, in particular Structural clinical management (SCM) and Dialectical Behaviour therapy (DBT) informed treatment to clients on the Personality Disorder pathway as well as clients within the wider Psychology service. 

Involvement in multi-disciplinary (MDT) and the Psychology service to promote excellent and evidenced based care to clients who struggle with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.  

 

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.

 Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

 Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job description and main responsibilities, including the person specification is attached.  The person specification is at the end of the document. 

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential criteria
  • An honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology with 2.1 or above
  • OR Successful completion of a BPS accredited postgraduate Psychology conversion programme with 2.1 equivalent or above.
  • OR A 2.2 honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology with appropriate additional experience (or contextual information) demonstrating academic potential.
  • Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable criteria
  • Further continuing professional development relevant to work in mental health and/or psychological interventions.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Paid or voluntary experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service settings, including work in community groups.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience of working with carers.
  • Experience of working with groups and/or delivering group interventions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mariette Bothma
Job title
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07483 179027
Additional information

Contact between Mondays and Thursdays.  

 

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