Assistant Psychologist

3 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and compassionate assistant psychologist to work in our friendly multidisciplinary team and support the delivery of a mental health and therapy service to the children, young people and families in Oldham.

We are offering two full time 12 month fixed term positions in Oldham CAMHS, based at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

You will get to work alongside a range of disciplines including psychologists, mental health nurses, speech and language therapists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, youth workers, learning disability nurses.

We are passionate about supporting staff wellbeing and development and offer a range of opportunities for our team to continue to develop, including high quality supervision, reflective group discussions and psychological therapies training days. We will support your career development by agreeing a collaborative development plan and supporting you to develop your knowledge and skills.

You will be working alongside the clinical psychologists in the team to support the delivery of an evidence based, empathic and effective service. This can include

Supporting mental health and psychological assessments and care plans using a range of psychological models (e.g. compassion focused therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, behavioural activation, attachment and interpersonal models)

Completing cognitive assessments, writing accessible reports and offering support to case managers to feedback the findings

Contributing to the delivery of our wide range of group offers (Tic psychoeducation group, behavioural activation and emotional regulation group, psychoeducation groups for neurodiversity, family relationships group)

Supporting evidence-based practice and service delivery by completing literature and research reviews

Support the development, implementation and evaluation of service improvement projects

Creating and updating therapeutic and information resources

Contributing to teamwork through reflective practice, team meetings, peer supervision and training

Completing clinical observations to inform assessments and formulations

At Pennine Care you’ll do more than join something - you’ll be valued for who you are; you’ll be making a difference and be part of something good and important.

In the latest NHS staff survey, we were ranked as the best place to work out of all the mental health and learning disability trusts in the North West.

Our colleagues are the beating heart and pride of our organisation. Everyone contributes towards our vision of a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities.

Our strong values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination guide us - they are fundamental to who we are, wherever we are.

Equality diversity and inclusion is at the top of our agenda. We believe that a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture is vital; that everyone’s value should be recognised and respected.

We proactively challenge injustices, and are the only Trust in the North West to publicly recognise our commitment to becoming anti-racist and supporting our transgender and non-binary colleagues. We also have thriving staff networks to make sure everyone has a voice.

We’ve got big ambitions for the future and a clear path to get there. You’ll be supported to achieve and upskill, with opportunities to learn and progress.

We care for our colleagues and offer a range of health and wellbeing support; such as a dedicated wellbeing service, flexible working options for work-life balance, plus regular wellbeing sessions and courses.



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