Assistant Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellness opportunities to supportStaff

Job summary

This 0.5 WTE Assistant Psychologist post sits in the Critical Care Psychology Team at the Adult Critical Care Unit, UHNM, and is fixed-term until November 2027. The work centers on assessment and structured psychological interventions for patients with low mood and anxiety, with psycho-education and service evaluation under clinical supervision.

The role includes delivering CBT-focused interventions, administering standardised assessments, and collaborating with families and MDT colleagues

Qualifications

• Must hold HCPC registration.
• Upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Experience with adults with mental or physical health problems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured interventions for low mood and anxiety under supervision.
• Provide psycho-education to patients at risk of psychological distress.
• Administer and evaluate assessment and outcome measures.
• Assist with service development and evaluation.
• Carry out assessments using standardised psychometric instruments, protocol-based tools, self-report measures and interviews.
• Collect information from families and others involved in care.
• Assist in scoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of assessments.
• Assist in formulating clients' difficulties and planning care across settings.
• Deliver individual and family CBT or cognitive rehabilitation under supervision.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver therapeutic groups as co-therapist.
• Handle sensitive information and promote a psychologically informed approach.
• Support administration, audits, research and MDT collaboration.

Education

Upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology

Job description

This 0.5 WTE Assistant Psychologist post sits in the Critical Care Psychology Team at the Adult Critical Care Unit, based at the UHNM acute hospital, and is fixed-term until November 2027. The work centres on assessment and structured psychological interventions for patients with low mood and anxiety, with psycho-education and service evaluation, all under clinical supervision. The unit's rehabilitation service covers in-patient, ward follow-up and outpatient clinic work. A psychology degree and HCPC registration are both essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver structured interventions for low mood and anxiety under the Senior Clinical Psychologist's supervision
• Provide psycho-education to patients at risk of future psychological distress
• Administer and evaluate assessment and screening tools and outcome measures
• Assist with service development and evaluation
• Carry out assessments using standardised psychometric instruments, protocol-based tools, self-report measures, structured observation and interviews
• Collect information from families and others involved in clients' care
• Assist team members with scoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of assessments
• Assist in formulating clients' difficulties and in planning and delivering care plans in community and inpatient or residential settings
• Deliver individual and family therapeutic interventions such as CBT or cognitive rehabilitation under supervision
• Plan, coordinate and deliver therapeutic groups, acting as co-therapist and running groups to agreed protocol
• Handle complex and sensitive clinical and personal information, and promote a psychologically informed approach across the service
• Support clinically related administration, audits, statistics, research and project work, teaching, and collaborate with the MDT in case and care reviews

Qualifications

• Upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology

Registration & licences

• HCPC professional registration

Experience

• Experience working with adults with mental health or physical health problems, disabilities or other relevant problems

Nice to have

• Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

What’s offered

• Flexible working
• Wellness opportunities to support staff wellbeing