Job overview

This is an opportunity to be an Assistant Clinical Psychologist within an Autism Assessment Pathway for children  based in Trafford . The post involves the opportunity to develop your skills in applying psychological knowledge whilst supporting the work of the multi-disciplinary team. 

The post holder will also be expected to assist the qualified Psychologists and other clinical colleagues in the preparation, instigation and evaluation of a variety of clinical, teaching and research tasks.

The post holder will act under the supervision of a Senior Clinical Psychologist and will be given appropriate tuition to enable the successful performance of clinical and other duties.  These may include contributing to the service evaluations, reports  and the autism assessment process. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support Trafford Autism and Social Communication Pathway (TASC) , under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.

As an Assistant Psychologist within the team you will be involved in the day to day running of Trafford's Autism diagnosis pathway.  The post will include working as part of the MDT and supporting the clinicians in the assessment process.  This will include attending the weekly MDT, screening referrals, liaising with referrers and parents and supporting the Clinical Lead with report writing and service evaluations.  There will be some opportunity for direct clinical work as well. 

There will be opportunity for shadowing  in the team as well as co-working cases with qualified clinicians and providing therapeutic support where appropriate.

Your research and clinical audit skills will also be further developed through this post.  This is an exciting opportunity  to work in a well established NHS Autism assessment  service that is forward thinking and dynamic. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & 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 30,000 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 programmes. 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.