Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join our Clinical Health Psychology Department as part of the Northern Care Alliance.  The role is based at Salford Royal Hospital. 

The Assistant Psychologist will support the team in the provision of psychological care to patients/clients across a number of different specialist teams within the Clinical Health Psychology Department (including but not limited to: Gastro, Renal, Weight Management, CFS and Long Covid). 

This post will mainly involve supporting the work of the Gastrointestinal and Renal psychology services and involve working alongside our Expert by Experience Patient Group. There may be scope for gaining experience in other specialities within the wider Clinical Health Psychology Department.

All work will be carried out under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist and will involve assessment, intervention, and indirect methods of working such as teaching/training.

The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration, audit and research as well as playing a significant role in supporting the work of the Departments Expert by Experience Patient Group (EEPG). 

The successful candidate will be well supported by qualified colleagues as well as having good access to peer support with other Assistant Psychologists working for the NCA.

Main duties of the job

• Work with patients suffering from a range of medical/surgical  conditions as part of the clinical health psychology team 
• A range of activities including  providing psychological therapy for patients, co-facilitating psycho-educational groups, data analysis, literature reviews, data collection and audit.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.