Employer: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Blurton Health Centre
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata, per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/02/2025 23:59
Assistant Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare's Children and Young People's Service Line are looking to recruit a full time Assistant Clinical Psychologist to support our Mental Health Support Teams. The successful candidate will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the agreed Directorate, across all sectors of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. You will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Main duties of the job
Under the clinical supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, delivers therapeutic interventions developed or guided by the qualified psychologist or otherwise defined by protocol, for individual clients and for families. Assists in the planning, development, co-ordination and delivery of therapeutic groups. Receives, obtains and communicates complex and sensitive clinical and personal information. Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Under the clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist, undertakes assessments of factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the client’s difficulties. Assists qualified psychologists in the scoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of psychological assessments. Assists in the formulation of the client’s difficulties and in the planning and delivery of care plans. Person specification
Qualifications
An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Experience
Experience of work with children and adults with mental health problems or disabilities. Knowledge
High level of interpersonal and communication skills. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. Important Notes
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated. Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy. All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period. All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.
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NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare's Children and Young People's Service Line are looking to recruit a full time Assistant Clinical Psychologist to support our Mental Health Support Teams. The successful candidate will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the agreed Directorate, across all sectors of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. You will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Main duties of the job
Under the clinical supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, delivers therapeutic interventions developed or guided by the qualified psychologist or otherwise defined by protocol, for individual clients and for families. Assists in the planning, development, co-ordination and delivery of therapeutic groups. Receives, obtains and communicates complex and sensitive clinical and personal information. Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Under the clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist, undertakes assessments of factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the client’s difficulties. Assists qualified psychologists in the scoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of psychological assessments. Assists in the formulation of the client’s difficulties and in the planning and delivery of care plans. Person specification
Qualifications
An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Experience
Experience of work with children and adults with mental health problems or disabilities. Knowledge
High level of interpersonal and communication skills. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. Important Notes
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated. Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy. All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period. All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.
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