Honorary Assistant Psychologist Review

by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Assisting in psychological assessments and interventions, attending multidisciplinary meetings, research tasks, case note reviews, teaching sessions

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • confidence, communication skills, working in a clinical setting, empathy skills

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I personally was given a lot of responsibility but this differs across sites/teams

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received an immense amount of support, there was always someone to talk to and I was never scared to ask a question

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The culture was great, we would have social events outside of work hours and everyone was very kind and inclusive

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and would recommend it to anyone

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust

    • Take every opportunity given to you and enjoy every moment

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Voluntary

West Midlands

October 2024

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