Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Assistant Clinical Psychologist in the Clinical Health Psychology Service at The Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. The role focuses on Neuropsychology and Pain Specialities, supporting psychologists in patient care and clinical duties.

The post holder will work under supervision, conduct assessments, and assist in audits, teaching, and research projects, contributing to the trust's aims of exceptional patient care

Qualifications

• Assist in screening assessments under supervision.
• Support neuropsychological assessments and pain self-management assessments.
• Adhere to department policies and supervise guidance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct screening, neuropsychological, and pain self-management assessments and interventions under supervision.
• Assist in audits, statistics collection, and development of research projects.
• Provide teaching and project support within the Clinical Health Psychology Service.

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Assistant Clinical Psychologist to join a friendly and hardworking team of Clinical Psychologists/Neuropsychologists within the Clinical Health Psychology Service based at The Royal Hampshire County Hospital Winchester. This is an exciting opportunity to work predominantly within the Neuropsychology and Pain Specialities of the service.

To support and enhance the provision of the Clinical Health Psychology Service by assisting Clinical Psychologists in their psychological care of patients within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT).

To assist in clinically related administration, audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work as necessary.

To conduct screening assessments, neuropsychological assessments, pain self-management assessments and interventions under the management of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will work independently, with supervision, according to a plan agreed with a qualified Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the department's policies and procedures.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.