Assistant Psychologist Adult Learning Disability

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Bramhall; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join their Community Adult Learning Disability Service in Central Manchester. You will support qualified psychologists in providing care to adults with learning disabilities and their families. The role includes delivering therapy and assessments, contributing to service development, and assisting with clinical administration. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to quality and innovation within health and social care.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to deliver therapy and assessments under supervision.
• Skills in clinical administration and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified psychologists and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Deliver neuropsychological assessments and therapy.
• Assist with clinical delivery and service development.

Job description

Overview

An opportunity within the Community Adult Learning Disability Service for a permanent post as an Assistant Psychologist within the Psychology Service that works in the Central Learning Disability Service in Manchester, based in Hulme.

Responsibilities

• Support the qualified psychologists to work with adults with learning disabilities, their families and the services that support them, and assist the wider multi-disciplinary teams.
• Deliver therapy, neuropsychological assessments, behavioural advice, training, and contribute to service developments under direct supervision.
• Assist with clinical delivery alongside evaluation, service development, research and audit. Clinical delivery will include neuropsychological assessments, therapy delivery, advice to supporters, and dementia assessments.
• Support and enhance the professional psychological care within clinical psychology services for adults with learning disabilities and their families and care staff in Central Manchester.
• Assist in clinically related administration, data collation and analysis (qualitative and quantitative), and the development of audit and research projects, training, and service development project work.

About the employer

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, with a turnover of over £3bn. We bring together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, champion collaborative working and transformation, and pursue ambitious goals with a large workforce of around 30,000 staff.

We are creating an integrated health and social care system and have launched Hive, our electronic patient record system (launched September 2022), to drive improvement in clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and innovation.

We are a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, and we are committed to sustainability through our Green Plan. At MFT, we promote inclusion and belonging, equal opportunities for career development, health and wellbeing, and a transparent, fair working environment.