Assistant Psychologist

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT NHS); Grantham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS trust is seeking a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist for its Macmillan Cancer Psychology Service. You will support the clinical team and assist in assessments under supervision, helping to deliver psychological support to adults affected by cancer. This role requires strong communication skills, compassion, and the ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment, making it an excellent opportunity for individuals passionate about mental health care.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wide range of training opportunities

Diversity support and staff networks

Qualifications

• Compassionate, organised, and reflective attitude.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Ability to manage distress related to cancer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical work of qualified psychologists.
• Contribute to group work and training delivery.
• Assist in developing therapy group programmes.

Skills

Compassionate

Strong communication skills

Organised

Ability to work with distressed individuals

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to join our Macmillan Cancer Psychology Service Lincolnshire. The service provides specialist level 4 psychological support to adults affected by cancer, including family and carers, both within the community and in hospital. The service consists of a qualified Clinical and Health Psychologist who delivers evidence-based psychological interventions across the cancer pathway.

The post holder will support the clinical work of the qualified psychologists with opportunities to assist in the delivery of assessment and intervention under supervision, contributing to group work, co-delivering level 2 psychological skills training to the cancer workforce, supporting outcome measurement, service development, and the preparation of clinical materials. Regular clinical supervision will be provided.

The role requires a compassionate, organised, and reflective individual with strong communication skills and the ability to work with people experiencing distress related to cancer diagnosis, treatment, death, and survivorship.

The speciality prides itself on being a close, tight-knit and very positive team to work in, where people are very motivated to provide the best service they can using their initiative and love of working with the diverse challenges.

Enquiries to Dr Jennifer Carty, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Email [e-mail] tel. [phone].

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical work of qualified psychologists with opportunities to assist in assessment and intervention under supervision.
• Contribute to group work and co-deliver level 2 psychological skills training to the cancer workforce.
• Support outcome measurement, service development, and the preparation of clinical materials.
• Receive regular clinical supervision.
• Provide patient contact as needed, including pre-assessment support and, under supervision of a qualified psychologist, the delivery of assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Assist in developing a therapy group programme and co-delivery alongside a qualified psychologist.
• Assist in ongoing use of organisational and IT systems, including clinical data collection and the collation of metrics to support continued evaluation and future funding requests.
• Liaise with individuals both in LPFT and outside of it, including key stakeholders, referrers and neighbouring services.

Qualifications and Experience

• Compassionate, organised, and reflective attitude with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work with people experiencing distress related to cancer diagnosis, treatment, death, and survivorship.
• Willingness to work within a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Organisation and About the Trust

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive.

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Additional Information

We may close the position early if we receive a high number of applications.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Jennifer Carty; Job title: Acting Head of Physical Health Psychology; Email: [e-mail]; Telephone: [phone]