Assistant Psychologist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks an Assistant Psychologist for its Mental Health Treatment Requirement service. This role involves assessments and psychological interventions across Merseyside and Cheshire, requiring travel between locations. Ideal candidates will have a psychology background and experience in mental health settings, contributing to improving service delivery.

Benefits

Supervision and reflective practice opportunities

Regular CPD

Flexible working requests considered

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health assessments and interventions required.
• Knowledge of low mood, anxiety, anger management, and trauma.
• Ability to engage with individuals in a court and probation context.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments at court for suitability for MHTR.
• Provide short-term psychological interventions.
• Collaborate with probation services and team members.

Skills

Psychological interventions

Assessment skills

Research skills

Communication

Education

Graduate degree in Psychology

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Mersey Care to work as an Assistant Psychologist for the Mental Health Treatment Requirement across Merseyside. This service provides assessments and psychological interventions for individuals given Mental Health Treatment Requirements.

This post is specifically for the applicant to be based at Crewe Probation, but to also work between Knutsford and Winsford where necessary.

The service covers Merseyside and Cheshire, working across courts and probation services in these regions. The successful applicants will spend mornings at court assessing individuals for their suitability for an MHTR. They will also work across local National Probation services, providing short-term psychological interventions. Travel is a part of this role.

Applicants will be part of a wider team with regular supervision, joint working, CPD, and reflective practice.

The role involves providing short-term psychological interventions for various difficulties, including low mood, anxiety, anger, loss, trauma, interpersonal problems, and learning difficulties. There will also be opportunities to utilize research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research within the team/service area.

The post holder will work in a range of settings. This post is specifically for the applicant to be based at Crewe Probation, but to also work between Knutsford and Winsford where necessary.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people and commissioned for services covering North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

Our core commitment is to ‘perfect care’—safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support staff to excel and work alongside service users, families, and carers to develop future services. We are currently implementing organizational and service transformations to improve quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Dr Mark Walton
• Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]