Psychology Graduate Academy - Psychology Support Assistant

Stop scrolling! You've found it - the best opportunity for you as a Psychology Graduate looking for the best start to your Psychology career.

Application closing date: 20th October 2023

What's the Psychology Graduate Academy? It's only an amazing opportunity to develop core skills and experience in mental health care with ultimate preparation for next steps into either psychology or nursing careers.

While on the 1-year Academy you'll be working as a Psychology Support Assistant (PSA), which is a split between working in a hospital psychology department, a psychology-focused academic learning programme AND practical nursing care on the wards.

Think of it as a three-in-one. You're a Psychology Assistant and a Healthcare Assistant, with added academic learning that you won't get anywhere else.

You'll work one day a week in a Psychology department covering on-site psychology work and off-site academic learning. Then, after induction and training in the hospital, you will work alongside qualified mental health Nurses and Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) for the remaining three/four days (30 hours) depending on the nursing shift.

During nursing shifts as a Psychology Support Assistant, you will be assisting in service users' management of care, rehabilitation, and recovery activities on the ward in the capacity of a Healthcare Assistant.

Once you have successfully completed the 1-year academic programme, you will continue your career development in the hospital departments and will have access to various Elysium career opportunities while you continue to build your experience in the psychology and nursing departments.

All necessary and required training and support will be provided.

Eligibility criteria:

As you might expect for something this good, we're looking for outstanding Psychology Graduates who shine. As a minimum you'll have:

• A Bachelor's degree in psychology conferring with the British Psychological Society's GBC.
• A strong career interest in working in mental health professions (eg nursing and/or psychology professions).
• Previous experience (voluntary or paid) working in clinical/mental health settings (an advantage)

Location: Potters Bar Clinic, Hertfordshire

Potters Bar Clinic provides 23 acute beds, across two wards for men and women who have enduring mental health problems.

Service delivery is driven by the principles of rehabilitation and recovery and the belief that everyone has the capacity for both. The overall aim is to deliver improved quality of life and independence for patients whilst working closely with professionals from the local mental health and social services teams.

What you will get

• Annual salary of 21,547 (37.5 hours per week)
• 12 months Psychology Academy training and support
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave inc. Bank Holidays - plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Ongoing career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.