Assistant Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Accrington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join a community-based learning disability psychology team. Based with multidisciplinary colleagues across Burnley, Accrington and Darwen, the post involves working under supervision of a clinical psychologist to support adults with learning disabilities.

The role offers opportunities to deliver a range of assessments and interventions, contribute to service development and research, and participate in

Qualifications

• Upper second-class degree or above in Psychology and eligibility for graduate BPS membership.
• DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of psychological assessments and interventions under supervision.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team for adults with learning disabilities.
• Provide basic psychological care and support under the guidance of qualified psychology staff.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

BPS membership eligibility

Upper second-class degree in Psychology

Job description

Assistant Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (subject to confirmation)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to join learning disability psychological professionals who are based in the community and part of a multidisciplinary learning disability community health service. The service has bases in Burnley, Accrington and Darwen and also has excellent links with local clinical psychology training courses (Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester).

The post-holder will receive regular supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist.

An upper second-class degree or above in Psychology and eligibility for graduate BPS membership is essential.

This post offers the opportunity to joint work with a multidisciplinary team for adults with a learning disability. The post-holder’s main role will be to work under the supervision of a clinical psychologist and to assist in the delivery of psychological support to adults with a learning disability.

This will include opportunities/requirements to deliver a range of assessments and interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist for adults with learning disabilities.

Previous experience of contact with adults with learning disabilities is essential. There may also be opportunities for service related research.

Please note that this post is subject to enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All posts are subject to the nationally agreed Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

Under supervision from a qualified psychologist to assist in the professional and psychological care of clients within the service across all sectors of care by providing basic aspects of psychological assessment and psychological interventions.

To assist in the development, design and implementation of programme and project work. To assist in the administration and interpretation of outcome related measures, collation and recording of statistics and production of relevant reports.

All clinical work and actions to take place under the management and supervision of qualified psychology staff according to an agreed plan and associated goals within parameters set out by the Division of Clinical Psychology and Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust departmental policies and procedures in connection with Assistant Psychologists.

Formal supervision with a named member of qualified psychology staff to take place on a weekly basis to facilitate work with additional frequent opportunities for informal contact with qualified psychology staff for guidance and advice.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Unfortunately due to the high level of enquiries we expect for this post we will be unable to return individual calls and emails about the post or about progress with short listing. Please be advised that people will be notified via NHS jobs and will be contacted if they are successful in being short listed for interview.

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026

£28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum (subject to confirmation)