Assistant Psychologist - Southport, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Southport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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The Sefton Homeless Psychology Service is looking to recruit a dedicated, experienced, compassionate and talented Assistant Psychologist.

This is an opportunity to be involved in the development and delivery of a new and innovative service.

This post represents an important step in the growth of the service, and we are looking for an applicant that can demonstrate the necessary clinical skill, knowledge and experience, alongside personal values that are matched to the demands of the role and the ethos of the service.


You will be encouraged and supported by a small team of committed and friendly people who share your interest and enthusiasm for this work, and recognise the challenges as well as the rewards it presents.

The role of the assistant clinical psychologist is to support the delivery of the psychological services within the service.

The role will involve contributing to the operation and evaluation of clinical pathways, consulting with stakeholders and showing leadership in the delivery of psychosocial assessment and interventions, under the supervision of a clinical psychologist.


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


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.


To undertake psychological assessments, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, and others involved in the client's care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.


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 professional psychologist.

To collate and report audit data in order to meet the audit requirements of the service.


To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
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