Assistant Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to support cognitive and neuropsychological assessments for older adults with memory difficulties. You will work closely with the Clinical Neuropsychologist within the Pennine Memory Assessment Service.

The role requires an undergraduate psychology degree, strong organisational and autonomous working style, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate psychology degree required.
• Able to work autonomously with strong people skills.
• Interest in older adult mental health and dementia.

Responsibilities

• Support cognitive and neuropsychological assessments as appropriate.
• Participate in MDT discussions and service audits.
• Maintain waiting lists for the memory assessment service.
• Assist with memory assessment processes as required.
• Contribute to audits and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Organised

Autonomous

People skills

Education

Undergraduate psychology degree

Job description

Assistant Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

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

**Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship**

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Pennine Memory Assessment Service. We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and compassionate assistant psychologist with a genuine interest in older adult mental health and working with people with dementia. The team specialises in completing comprehensive assessments with people who have difficulties with their memory.

The Assistant Psychologist will work closely with the Clinical Neuropsychologist and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. The post holder will support the completion of cognitive and specialist neuropsychological assessment as appropriate, to help timely assessment and diagnosis of dementia. The role will involve participating in MDT discussions, maintaining waiting lists and completion of audits.

The position is open to applicants who have an undergraduate psychology degree. We require someone who is organised, can work autonomously and has excellent people skills.

Current base is Gannow Lane Resource Centre, Gannow Lane, Burnley. Please note the memory assessment service will be moving to St Peter’s Health Centre, Church Street, Burnley.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Oct 2026

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

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

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