Job Details
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 City & Hackney 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 Hackney 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 City and Hackney 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 may be times you are required to travel to the University of Plymouth for lectures. 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 City and Hackney 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 £29,574 - £34,566
On successfully qualifying, the salary will be £39,966.00 - £46,754.00
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:
The Ideal Candidate
Along with one year’s clinically relevant experience, you will need 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 which are as follows:
• Reside in England for 50% of the duration of the apprenticeship.
• Completed your probation and your foundation required learning in full.
• When on programme be in learning and attend regular meetings with the provider within 30 days.
• If you work for another organization as well, you must work more hours at Turning Point than your other employer.
Excellent communication skills, adaptability and commitment to the Recovery Agenda, will all contribute to you becoming a vital member of our clinical team.
About us
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:
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
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