Job Introduction

INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY

At Turning Point, we are recognised leaders in helping people recover from addiction and gain control of their lives. By providing the right support at the right time and making sure that people can find all the help they need, we have grown into one of the largest providers of substance misuse services in England and Wales.

Our Connect service is a fully integrated service delivered by Turning Point. There is a focus on partnership working throughout the service to support those in the local community who need assistance to achieve their goals. We deliver treatment and support across Wiltshire ensuring a holistic and inclusive approach to recovery.

We are looking for a dedicated, passionate and experienced internal applicant, for this exciting new role within our Connect substance use service. The Trainee Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) is offered as a Master Level Apprenticeship over 18 months, undertaken in partnership with the University of Plymouth. As an apprentice you will be employed full time by Turning Point, with your time split between academic teaching/study and clinical practice in service. You will be supervised by a Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist. There will be weeks when you are required to travel and stay overnight in Plymouth to attend face to face lectures at the University of Plymouth. 

You can find out more information about the apprenticeship programme at Plymouth University here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/apprenticeships/msc-clinical-associate-psychologist

The CAP Apprenticeship Standards can be viewed here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/clinical-associate-in-psychology-cap-integrated-degree-v1-0

Upon successful completion of the 18 month apprenticeship programme you will gain a Masters level qualification, and continue working in the Connect service as a Band 6 Clinical Associate in Psychology. So if you’re passionate about people, ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader, then this could be the opportunity for you.

This is an apprenticeship role – as a Trainee CAP, the salary will be £29,266 - £34,237

On successfully qualifying, the salary will be £39,586 - £46,309

Role Responsibility

As a Trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist, you will work closely with the Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist and the wider multidisciplinary teams. Your duties could include:

•    Delivering high quality, evidence based psychological assessments, formulations and interventions with the people we support, under the supervision of the HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.

•    Working with individuals and groups with complex and long-term needs, conducting risk assessments and risk formulations.

•    Using psychological outcome measures to evaluate and inform the quality of clinical practice.

•    Offering psychological perspectives and resources on client treatment during case consultation and team meetings.

•    Providing training, guidance and supervision to the multidisciplinary team, using psychological models, within the scope of your practice.

•    Obtaining feedback from staff and clients on psychologically-informed aspects of treatment, discussing with Practitioner Psychologists for team discussion on service improvements.

•    Undertaking clinically relevant audit, service evaluation and research.

•    Working with our national team of Clinical, Counselling and Forensic Psychologists to develop psychological and psycho-social approaches used across services.

The Ideal Candidate

Along with one year’s clinically relevant experience and passing your Turning Point probation, you will have GCSEs in Maths and English at A*-C or equivalent, and a minimum 2:2 BSc (Hons) Psychology degree accredited by the BPS with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the BPS.

You cannot currently be on publicly funded training, nor accessed publicly funded training (in psychology) within the last 2 years - https://shorturl.at/Pd7tQ

You will have lived in the UK / EU / EEA for the last 3 years and will meet all Turning Point apprenticeship requirements  - https://tplearning.co.uk/course/view.php?id=621

Excellent communication skills, adaptability and commitment to the 'From Harm to Hope' substance use strategy, will all contribute to you becoming a vital member of our clinical team.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

•    25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

•    Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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