Assistant Psychologist

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are recruiting two Assistant Psychologists to work within a new psychological service provision within the Trafford Acute Care wards and PICU for Adults of Working Age (AoWA).

The primary focus is to facilitate the running of psychologically informed groups and 1:1 psychological interventions on the wards and PICU under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist and with the operational support of Acute Care management.

The post holder will assist with a wide range of duties - assessment, intervention and evaluation. Duties may include the development of psychologically informed resources. The post holder will also be expected to assist clinicians in the preparation, delivery and evaluation of a variety of clinical, teaching and research tasks. The post holder will act under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist and will receive regular supervision.

**The post holder will be required, under supervision to**:
Facilitate psychologically informed groups on the wards. As agreed with service managers, this may include some evening working.

Use structured / manualised CBT material to work with service users.

Ensure psychologically relevant resource material is available to the wards.

Assist when required, with assessments / reviews / consultations by administering self-report measures, rating scales, neuropsychological tests, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in clients care, all under supervision.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts



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