Assistant Psychologist

Cygnet Health Care; Hyde; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is recruiting a full-time Assistant Psychologist to join their specialist residential services for individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs. The successful candidate will support psychological assessments and interventions, and they will have opportunities for professional development through a structured training program.

Benefits

Clinical supervision provided for personal and professional development

Excellent Assistant Psychologist Development Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in autism and learning disability services is essential.
• Previous experience as Assistant Psychologist is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery and evaluation of services under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist.
• Contribute to psychological assessments and interventions.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team reviews for residents.

Skills

Team Player

Motivated

Organised

Understanding of therapeutic boundaries

Clinical risk assessment

Education

Good degree in Psychology

Postgraduate training in applied psychology

Job description

Assistant Psychologist (Adult Social Care)

Employer: Cygnet Healthcare

Location: Cygnet Lowry House and Cygnet Woodrow House

Salary: £27,825

Hours: Full-time (40 hrs a week)

Cygnet Lowry House and Cygnet Woodrow House

Cygnet is seeking to recruit a full time, experienced and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join Cygnet Lowry House and Cygnet Woodrow House. This role will be a permanent post working 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday.

Cygnet Lowry House and Cygnet Woodrow House are specialist residential services, supporting people with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge, including those with mental health needs. We provide specialist care and support that is tailored to individual needs, promoting independence and community integration. We encourage and enable the residents to lead a full and happy life and work with them to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that their care can be as person-centred as possible.

Job Role

The role of the Assistant Psychologist will be to assist with the delivery and evaluation of effective services that meet Cygnet's Social Care objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user and carer needs and expectations.

The Assistant Psychologist will undertake psychological assessment, report writing, clinical formulation and psychological interventions under the direction and supervision of the qualified Psychologist who holds clinical responsibility. The Assistant Psychologist will also contribute to the development and review of positive behavioural support schedules, risk assessments, and conduct functional analysis and specific assessments as deemed appropriate by the Psychologist.

To contribute to regular MDT reviews for residents.

To undertake any tasks, duties and projects that are deemed necessary to support the smooth-running of residents' care programmes, baseline assessments and specific therapies with supervision from the Psychologist.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and / or research projects, teaching, training and project work as agreed and delegated by the Psychologist.

To act as a liaison point between the Psychology team and care staff in Cygnet settings.

Clinical supervision will be provided as an important part of personal and professional development, and additional training will be supported. We also offer an excellent Assistant Psychologist Development Programme to support our Assistant Psychologists' continuing professional development.

Candidate Profile

You will be a strong team player, confident, motivated and well organised. You will have a good understanding of the role of therapeutic boundaries, clinical risk and the importance of evidence-based interventions and risk assessment. Patience and commitment are essential, but above all you'll be someone with a genuine desire to help others. We are looking for someone with a good degree in Psychology, further postgraduate training in relevant area of applied psychology is desirable. Previous experience of working within autism and learning disability services and settings is essential, and previous experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist is desirable. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Please note this post may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Closing date: Friday 13th June 2025

Proposed Interview Dates: TBC