Assistant Psychologist - Familiar Faces

Integrated Care System; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Cumbria is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to support clinical activities within the Physical Health Psychology team. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, and experience working with patients with psychological needs. This role offers a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, pro rata, and involves responsibilities in audit, patient support, and developing psychological services.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Graduate with relevant degree in Psychology.
• Experience working with patients with psychological needs.
• Basic psychological knowledge compatible with degree level study.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical psychologist in clinical activities.
• Develop online technologies for patient engagement.
• Assist in conducting audits and project work.

Skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Experience with psychological needs

IT skills in Publisher

Ability to work independently

Confidence with a wide range of people

Education

2:1 or above at Bachelor's Level Degree in Psychology

Masters Degree

Care Certificate or willingness to undertake

Graduate for Registration (BPS)

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist - Familiar Faces

The closing date is 20 August 2025

The assistant psychologist will be a member of the Physical Health Psychology team.

They will work patients who live with a range of long-term health conditions in North Cumbria.

The Assistant will support the team in terms of:

• Supporting the clinical psychologist with their clinical activities
• Developing the use of online technologies
• Supporting the running of patient groups
• Helping to develop audit protocols for the service
• Gathering, analyse and present outcome data from clinical work
• Supporting the development of psychology services

There will be opportunities to gain some experience in other areas of health psychology alongside this work.

To assist in clinical related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Participation in NHS initiatives and training to support continued professional development as required.

Main duties of the job

Further detailed information on the main duties of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.

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• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Graduate for Registration (BPS)
• 2:1 or above at Bachelors Level Degree in Psychology (or directly relevant discipline)
• Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
• Further training in research methods
• Masters Degree.

Knoweldge & Experience

• Some experience of work with people with psychological needs.
• Experience of relevant research and/or service evaluation
• Development of patient materials, including IT skills in Publisher and other programmes
• Good basic psychological knowledge, compatible with degree level study
• Experience of work with patients with health problems
• Experience of working with children or young people
• Previous use of an EPR system
• Previous NHS experience
• Previous publication history
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Open, honest, trustworthy
• Able to work independently but seek help where needed
• Confident with a wide range of people

Other requirements

• Must be physically capable of the job.
• Driving licence and access to car preferred, or ability to travel without recourse to public transport.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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