Job overview

We are excited to offer an exceptional opportunity for a Senior Assistant Psychologist to join the Northern Care Alliance, based at St James's House, Salford, within the Salford Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation Team.

This is a varied and rewarding role supporting individuals throughout their rehabilitation journey. You'll be involved in neuropsychological assessments including cognitive testing, as well as delivering individual, group, and systemic interventions as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

You’ll also benefit from working within a large neuropsychology department, gaining exposure to a wide range of clinical experiences.  This post offers ideal preparation for a future career in clinical psychology and neuropsychology.

This is a full-time, permanent, Band 5 post. 

This advert will close once sufficient numbers of applications have been received.  Additional Senior Assistant Psychologist posts may become available, and strong candidates who are not initially successful may be considered for these roles without the need for a further interview.

Main duties of the job

You will assist with the overall development of the new Neuropsychology provision within the team and contribute to:

• Assessments, formulations and interventions for clients referred to the CNST in Salford. This is likely to include home visits. You will work closely with Clinical Neuropsychology colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• You will also hold responsibilities for maintaining patient databases and assisting in audit and service evaluation.

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.