Assistant Psychologist Mft Camhs Workforce - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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Make a difference with us for Children and Young People across Manchester, Salford and Trafford

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about improving Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing then we have just the role for you


You'll be an enthusiastic, committed and skilled Psychology graduate able to contribute to the development of the CAMHS workforce in MFT (which includes, expansion, retention, new roles and training) alongside opportunities for clinical and research work.

You will be supported to put your creativity, innovation, knowledge, skills and research to good use helping to improve outcomes for Children and Young People across MFT CAMHS.

You'll have an excellent opportunity to gain experience in many aspects of our innovative work with children and families. The postholder will also have the opportunity to work under supervision with individual cases.

We offer full training within the service, encouraging progression, with regular clinical and managerial supervision.


Post holder will be involved in the design and development of a comprehensive workforce plan for MFT CAMHS, which may also include the management of data systems as necessary to meet the specifications of this programme of work.

Post holder will also be responsible for key administrative duties in relation to the programme of work.

Under supervision, the post holder will assist qualified Clinical Psychologists in implementing psychological interventions.

This will include using various methods to collect relevant data, analysis of data, undertaking clinical interventions with others and evaluating interventions.

The post holder may be expected to communicate sensitive information with children, families and parent groups both verbally and in writing.


Post holder will be expected to liaise with other stakeholders/professionals such as school teachers & social workers in arranging meetings, gathering information and undertaking assessments and interventions.

The post holder will be expected to assist in undertaking teaching and training. This will include the production of relevant literature and contributing to training initiatives under supervision. Undertaking literature searches relevant to particular projects and the preparation and presentation of summaries and reports.


The post holder will be expected to organise their own day to day work tasks and activities and will be expected to plan activity and make appropriate judgments regarding urgency.


MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts.

We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.


Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.


We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.


We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programs.

What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.


At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Diversity Matters

We're looking forward to hearing from you
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