Assistant Psychologist

Assistant Psychologist - Adults of Working Age Inpatient Services, North View, North Manchester General Hospital 1 w.t.e, fixed term (12 months) - Band 4
This post provides a great opportunity to gain experience of working psychologically as an assistant psychologist in acute care services (inpatient ward and psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU)) for adults of working age. You will be joining a new team of psychologists and will be working closely with the qualified psychologists to provide psychological input to the Trust’s adult inpatient units in North Manchester. You will be working with an experienced team of medical staff, nurses and occupational therapists. The multi
- disciplinary teams on each ward specialise in caring for adults of working age, and offer assessment and treatment for a wide range of mental health needs. The psychology team seeks to support holistic, individualised, culturally sensitive care, planned and delivered in collaboration with each service user. As a team we endeavour to work closely with urgent care and the community teams to ensure a seamless admission and discharge, supporting each person to return to their optimum health.
You will be an active member of the acute care workforce. The successful post holder will be working under the supervision of a qualified psychologist and with the operational support of acute care management to facilitate the running of psychology groups for service users on the wards and PICU. Other tasks include brief focussed psychological interventions, supporting the qualified psychologists with team formulation sessions, supporting the development of new groups and initiatives on the ward and attending peer supervision sessions.
The psychology team is committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with a compassionate, trauma informed and person centred approach.
The post holder will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior psychologist, and will receive appropriate training opportunities.
We have an interest in working psychologically with people who often do not get to access psychology (such as people with psychotic experiences or complex trauma). We are also interested in adapting psychological approaches to make them more inclusive and culturally sensitive. We have strong links to the regional Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training courses.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 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.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
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