Assistant Psychologist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care provider in Manchester seeks an Assistant Psychologist to support inpatient services for adults. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide psychological interventions and support the delivery of holistic care. The role offers opportunities for training and supervision. Candidates should hold a degree in psychology and have skills in assessment and team collaboration.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Discounts through Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Experience or training in psychological assessment.
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of culturally sensitive care.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological input under supervision.
• Facilitate running psychology groups for service users.
• Contribute to team formulation sessions.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Team collaboration

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Degree in Psychology

Job description

Assistant Psychologist – Adults of Working Age Inpatient Services, North View, North Manchester General Hospital 1.0 w.t.e, fixed term (12 months) - Band 4

This post provides a great opportunity to gain experience of working psychologically as an assistant psychologist in acute care services (inpatient acute wards and psychiatric intensive care unit) for adults of working age. You will be joining a relatively new team of psychologists and will be working closely with the qualified psychologists to provide psychological input to the Trust’s adult inpatient wards at North View hospital, North Manchester. You will be working with a team of medical staff, nurses and occupational therapists. The multi- disciplinary teams on each ward specialise in caring for adults of working age, and offer assessment and treatment for a wide range of mental health needs. The psychology team seeks to support holistic, individualised, culturally sensitive care, planned and delivered in collaboration with each service user. We endeavour to work closely with urgent care and the community teams to ensure a joined -up admission and discharge, enabling each person to return to their optimum health.

The post holder will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior psychologist, and will receive appropriate training opportunities (both provided by the psychology team and external training opportunities.





The successful post holder will be working under the supervision of a qualified psychologist and with the operational support of acute care management to facilitate the running of psychology groups for service users on the wards and PICU. Other tasks may include brief focussed psychological interventions, supporting the qualified psychologists with team formulation sessions, , contributing to making ward environments more psychologically informed, and attending peer supervision sessions.

We have an interest in working psychologically with people who often do not get to access psychology (such as people with psychotic experiences or complex trauma). We are also interested in adapting psychological approaches to make them more inclusive and culturally sensitive. We have strong links to the regional Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training courses.



Please read the job description and person specification carefully and make sure your application shows us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this post.

Note this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications are received.

Informal enquiries or visits are welcomed and should be directed to Dimitra Karachaliou, (Clinical Psychologist), Lead for Acute Care Psychology services, Manchester [e-mail].

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts


This advert closes on Monday 28 Jul 2025