Assistant Psychologist

LSCft; Lancaster; Hybride; GBP 28 000 - 31 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Lancaster and Morecambe is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to support the Home Based Treatment Team. You will work under supervision to assist in psychological assessments and interventions with a range of presentations.

The role involves occasional travel within the community, weekly supervision, and opportunities to participate in service development projects and training. Hybrid working is available to align with service needs.

Qualifications

• Second class honours degree or higher in psychology OR BPS approved conversion degree.
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Responsabilités

• Assist in development, design and implementation of programme and project work; assist in administration and interpretation of outcome measures, collation and recording of statistics and production of relevant reports.
• Under supervision from a qualified psychologist to assist in the professional and psychological care of clients within the service across all sectors of care by providing basic aspects of psychological assessment and psychological interventions.
• All clinical work and actions to take place under the management and supervision of qualified psychology staff according to an agreed plan and associated goals within parameters.
• Formal supervision with a named member of qualified psychology staff to take place weekly with opportunities for informal guidance.
• Travel is a requirement of this post; clinical activity involves sitting and long periods at a VDU for about 50% of working hours.
• Work completed may feed into the three Home Based Treatment Teams in The Bay, predominately in Lancaster.

Connaissances

Lifespan psychology knowledge

Understanding mental health needs

Computer literacy for literature

Reflective practice from experience

Formation

Second class honours degree or higher in psychology or BPS conversion degree

Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Description du poste

Site Lancaster & Morecambe Home Based Treatment Team Town Lancaster Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

Home Based Treatment Teams provide services to people with complex mental health needs. The post holder will be an integral and valued team member of the team, with the support of Clinical Psychologists and other multidisciplinary colleagues, including Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychiatrists and support workers. The postholder will receive weekly clinical supervision from a Clinical Psychologist.

The post holder will gain experience in psychological assessment, developing psychological formulations of specific problems, delivering 1:1 and group interventions. The role also involves engaging in indirect work within the team, with family members, carers and external agencies. There will be opportunities to be part of service development projects and to deliver training. An interest in working with individuals with a range of presentations across the lifespan will be essential, as is an interest in developing skills in working within a multidisciplinary framework. We are interested in recruiting people who have gained psychological knowledge and skills through a range of experiences.

Whilst the base for this role would be Lancaster and Morecambe, work completed may feed into the three Home Based Treatment Teams across the locality (The Bay - South Lakes, Furness and Lancaster & Morecambe). The role requires travelling within the community, including home visits. There is an option for hybrid working to align with service need.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the development, design and implementation of programme and project work. To assist in the administration and interpretation of outcome related measures, collation and recording of statistics and production of relevant reports.
• Under supervision from a qualified psychologist to assist in the professional and psychological care of clients within the service across all sectors of care by providing basic aspects of psychological assessment and psychological interventions.
• All clinical work and actions to take place under the management and supervision of qualified psychology staff according to an agreed plan and associated goals within parameters set out by the Division of Clinical Psychology and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust departmental policies and procedures in connection with Assistant Psychologists.
• Formal supervision with a named member of qualified psychology staff to take place on a weekly basis to facilitate work with additional frequent opportunities for informal contact with qualified psychology staff for guidance and advice.
• Travel is a requirement of this post. Clinical activity involves sitting, often in a constrained position for long periods of time. Related activities will require the use of a VDU screen for approximately 50% of working hours.
• Work completed may feed into the three Home Based Treatment Teams in The Bay, and is based predominantly in Lancaster.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this vacancy please review that attached job description and person specification.

Qualifications

• A second class honours degree or higher in psychology OR BPS approved conversion degree
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Knowledge

• A good knowledge of lifespan psychology applied to health care.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.

Experience

• Psychological knowledge and skills developed through personal experience and the ability to reflect on this
• Experience using computers for literature research and data analysis

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.