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Youth intensive psychological practitioners provide psychological assessment and psychologically informed interventions support for young people (13–17 years old) with severe mental health problems.
You need a willingness to work in a hopeful and productive way with young people with severe and complex mental health needs. For a place on the programme, you need to either have a first degree in psychology or have completed a course that confers graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.While training, you’ll typically spend one day a week remote studying at university (45 days in total) and the rest of your time (four days a week) working in or undertaking specific training tasks in your placement setting.You’ll want to work closely with children, young people, their families and carers at some of the most difficult times in their lives. You’ll have a resilient character, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusting and productive relationships with a wide range of people. You'll work well within a multidisciplinary team and be able to work independently where appropriate.You could progress to a specialist role in the psychological professions, for example in clinical psychology or cognitive behavioural therapy, or retrain in another mental healthcare professional role such as nursing or the allied health professions. -
Podiatry assistants treat and care for people whose feet and legs have been affected by injury or illness. Their work helps people live full and independent lives.
There are no set entry requirements to become a podiatry assistant. Employers expect good literacy and numeracy and may ask for GCSEs, or equivalent. They may ask for an NVQ, BTEC or equivalent qualification in health and social care or healthcare. They often ask for relevant work experience. You will get the training you need to work as a podiatry assistant. This includes diseases and conditions of the skin and nails, anatomy and physiology, conditions of the feet and legs and nail operations.Podiatry assistants working in the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system. You would typically start on AfC band 2. With further training and experience, you could apply for more senior positions at bands 3 and above. Most podiatry assistants in the NHS work standard hours, which are likely to be around 37.5 a week. They may work some evenings. Outside the NHS, podiatry assistants’ hours of work depend on client needs. They may work evenings and weekends to suit private clients.Podiatry assistants need to be willing to handle other people’s feet, calm and reassuring, caring and dedicated, able to follow procedures and instructions, willing to work alone or in a team and able to explain treatment to patients. They also need good manual (hand) skills, organisational skills, communication skills and customer service skillsWith the appropriate qualifications necessary, you could apply to train as a podiatrist.