Assistant Psychologist

**Interview date**

31/01/2023
- The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
A full time Assistant Psychologist post has arisen to work in our Learning Disability and Complex Needs Service. The service comprises Nurses, Social workers, AHP and clinical Psychologist and provides health and social care to people living in Salford. The ability to work closely with other professions is an essential requirement.

**Main duties of the job**:
You will work closely with experienced clinical psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.

You will have the opportunity to gain both clinical and research experience relevant to professional development within the service

There will be opportunity to work individually with people as well as contributing to group work.

You will also support the team with well-being workshops, dementia assessments, audit, research & development, and clinical administration.

**Working for our organisation**:
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifiaction**:
**Essential criteria**:

- 2:1 in psychology or degree accepted by BPS

**Desirable criteria**:

- MSc or above

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous Assistant Psychologist post

**Desirable criteria**:

- Worked with people with Learning Disabilities
- Experience of leading groups

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