Assistant Psychologist Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tripple Tree Ltd; Leyland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Assistant Psychologist to enhance psychological care within a community forensic service. This role involves conducting assessments, formulating care plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will work closely under the supervision of qualified practitioners, contributing to the development of clinical interventions and service improvements. With a commitment to 'perfect care', this organization values staff development and offers a supportive environment. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health services, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological assessments and interventions under supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and assist in care plan formulation.
• Prepare reports on clinical assessments and contribute to service development.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Neuropsychological testing

Clinical report writing

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Relevant postgraduate training

Tools

Statistical software

Clinical assessment tools

Job description

We are looking to recruit a full time, 37.5 hours per week assistant psychologist on a one year fixed contract. This post will be to contribute and support the psychology provision within our Community Forensic Learning Disability Service in Lancashire & South Cumbria.

The Assistant Psychologist will support and enhance the psychological care of clients within the service, providing psychological assessment, formulation and interventions under the close supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist. They will also work independently according to a plan agreed with the multi-disciplinary team and within the overall framework of the Secure Care Division and service specific policies and procedures.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Responsibilities:

1. To undertake psychological assessments of clients - applying psychological tests, including neuropsychological, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
2. To review a variety of data sources, including medical records, case files, and depositions to inform standardised risk assessments for qualified members of the Secure Care Division.
3. To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
4. To contribute to the development of outcome measures for clinical interventions, and to assist the design and implementation of service development projects within the Secure Care Division.
5. To communicate and liaise with staff and other disciplines with regard to assessing clients and reviewing their care in preparation for multidisciplinary review meetings.
6. Under the supervision of a qualified psychologist or clinical nurse specialist, to prepare reports on clinical assessments with individuals, the results of psychometric assessments, case note reviews and research/audit projects.
7. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, training and project work.
8. To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care, including contributing to the organisation of training seminars and conferences for others.
9. To receive regular individual and group clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines and the Directorate policy.
10. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
11. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in appropriate CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holder’s professional and operational managers.
12. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society, the Health Care Professions Council, Clinical Business Unit, and Trust policies and procedures.

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Apr 2025.