Assistant Psychologist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Morecambe; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS Trust in Morecambe is seeking an Assistant Psychologist for a fixed-term role. The position involves delivering psychological support, engaging in service development, and working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have a degree in psychology and strong communication skills. The position offers opportunities for hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties.
• Experience using computers for literature research and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological support to complex mental health cases.
• Engage in service development projects.
• Deliver training within the team.

Skills

Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Ability to interact effectively with staff, clients, and families

Education

A second class honours degree or higher in psychology

Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 30 September 2025

We are excited to offer three 1 year fixed-term vacancy for Assistant Psychologists in The Bay (Lancaster & Morecambe, South Lakes and Furness).

The post holder will be an integral and valued team member of their respective teams, 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 personal experiences; prior paid or voluntary experience is not a requirement of the posts.

Main duties of the job

The Inpatient, CMHT and Home Treatment Teams provide services to people with complex mental health needs. Psychologically informed care and psychological therapies are valued within the teams and network. It is hoped that the three roles can support each other and work together to help develop access to, and understanding of, psychology within the Adult Mental Health.

The posts will sit as part of a wider team of psychological practitioners working within The Bay area. Working across the locality means that there may be opportunities for the post holders to develop innovative connections with the wider community. The successful applicant will be welcomed as part of a service which will encourage the development of specific interests and will value further career development.

Whilst the base for these roles would be Lancaster and Morecambe, the expectation would be that you would work across the locality (The Bay - South Lakes, Furness and Lancaster & Morecambe). The roles require working from multiple bases as well as travelling between bases and, for CMHT and HTT posts, within the community. There is an option for hybrid working to align with service need.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

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Job responsibilities

It is expected that you can demonstrate the attributes in the Job Description and Person Specification as a minimum.

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.

Skills

• Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.
• An ability to interact effectively with staff, clients, their families/carers and hold a range of perspectives in mind.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearPer annum, pro rata