Position Overview & Specifications

We are looking for an outgoing and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists to join The Relational and Emotional Difficulties Service (part of our Personality Disorder Community Service).

REDS is a psychological treatment service which provides a pathway for people with difficulties regulating their emotions and who consequently may struggle in their relationships. Our client group ranges from those with traits of personality disorder, to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder of moderate severity.

This pathway is psychologically led, and staffed with qualified psychologist, therapists, and 7 Assistant Psychologists, in addition to specialist liaison nurses and support staff.

The Assistant Psychologists play a key part in co-facilitating our psycho-educational groups. Our primary programme is adapted from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Previous knowledge or experience of DBT would be an advantage, however training will be provided. Another key part of your role is conducting initial on-boarding welcome assessments with patients.

This is a new and evolving service delivery model, therefore there are likely to be a range of opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the development of the service. There will also be opportunities to be involved in service evaluation, including psychometric data collection and analysis.