Assistant Psychologist

Health and Justice Services part of GMMH Specialist Service Care Group are looking to recruit a committed and dynamic assistant psychologist to work within the multi-disciplinary mental health team, which implements a stepped-care model to provide mental health and psychological care across HMP Styal.

We are seeking a full-time Band 4 assistant psychologist to support the current psychological provision in providing psychological and formulation driven understanding of mental health, emotional distress, complex personality presentations and trauma responses.

The post holder would be expected to work under direct supervision of the practitioner psychologist to provide assessment, formulation and intervention and to work closely with the current PWP staff and wider multi-disciplinary team.

Working within a prison environment can be a challenging place to work, we are seeking someone with strong clinical and interpersonal skills that are able to manage and respond to the dynamic needs of the team, the client group and the environment, to ensure that provision is accessible and appropriate.