Assistant Psychologist Children and Parents Service (CAPS)

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in Manchester seeks an Assistant Psychologist to support the Child and Parents Team. This role involves assisting in clinical assessments, supporting group delivery, and contributing to training initiatives. Ideal candidates should have a relevant psychology degree and strong communication skills. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to improving children's mental health services in an exciting phase of expansion.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for research involvement

Qualifications

• A degree in psychology or equivalent is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Experience with data analysis and report writing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support group delivery and assist in assessments and observations.
• Assist Clinical Psychologists with implementing interventions.
• Contribute to training initiatives and clinical research.

Skills

Research skills

Clinical audit skills

Group delivery support

Education

Relevant degree in psychology

Tools

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support the Child and Parents (CAPS) Team. This is the under 5s CAMHS provision in Manchester and is an established multi- agency partnership between the NHS, Manchester City council and the voluntary sector. We are multi-disciplinary and the team is staffed by clinical psychologists, specialist health visitors, midwives, parent group leaders and administrators.

As an Assistant Psychologist within the team you will be involved in supporting group delivery, including the analysis of group outcomes; training in our universal offer across the early years sector and assisting in assessments, including observations.

There will be opportunities for shadowing qualified practitioners and psychologists in the team as well as co-working cases with qualified clinicians and providing therapeutic support where appropriate.

Your research and clinical audit skills will also be further developed through this post. You will also have the opportunity to be involved with our children and young people's co-production initiatives, and our social media development. We are in the process of significant expansion and this will be an exciting time to be within early years services in CAMHS

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well established CAMHS under 5s services that is forward thinking, dynamic and offers a wide range of opportunities.

To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects;

To undertake data collection, data analysis and the production of reports and summaries to aid service development;

Under supervision, to assist qualified Clinical Psychologists and senior members of the clinical team in implementing psychological interventions. This will include using a variety of assessment procedures to collect relevant data (rating scales, self-report measures etc), analysis of data and undertaking clinical interventions with qualified clinicians, including individual and group interventions;

To assist the group delivery programme. This will include recruiting parents, offering catch up sessions and supporting clinicians to deliver groups.

To assist Clinical Psychologists and other senior clinicians in undertaking teaching and training. This will include the production of relevant literature and contributing to training initiatives under supervision; including assisting in the delivery of our universal training offer across the early years sector

To assist clinical psychologists and other senior clinicians in undertaking clinical research. This will include undertaking literature searches relevant to particular projects and the preparation and presentation of summaries and reports.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025