Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-MCH-7471241*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carol Kendrick Centre
- Town
- Wythenshaw
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/10/2025
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist CAMHS IST
Band 4
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an assistant psychologist to support the work of an innovative psychology led Intensive Support Team. The post holder will form part of a multi-agency team consisting of clinical psychology, learning disability nursing, speech therapy, occupational therapy and clinical support workers.
The team work with a small number of children and young people and their families in Manchester, Salford and Trafford who are identified on the local Dynamic Support Database as needing the most intensive support and being at high risk of moving to a residential setting or hospital.
Working alongside the local services, the Intensive Support Team create, instigate and support the implementation of person-centred support plans with the aim of supporting children and young people to stay with their families in their local communities.
The post holder will be expected to assist the qualified Psychologists, Community Learning Disability Nurses and Speech Therapists and Occupational Therapists in the preparation, instigation and evaluation of a variety of clinical, teaching and research tasks.
This post is currently based at South Manchester CAMHS but in the current months will move to a new base close to Manchester City Centre.
Main duties of the job
A key part of the role involves analysing service information such as routine outcome measures and presenting results to the clinical team. The post holder will act under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist and will be given appropriate tuition to enable the successful performance of clinical and other duties.
Under supervision, the post holder will be expected to assist qualified Clinical Psychologists in implementing psychological interventions. This will include using a variety of assessment procedures to collect relevant data, analysis of data, undertaking clinical interventions with others and evaluating interventions as required.
In undertaking these duties, the post holder will be expected to communicate sensitive information with children, families and parent groups both verbally and in writing.
The post holder will also be expected to liaise with other professionals such as school teachers and social workers in undertaking assessments and interventions.
The post holder will need to complete observations across settings and at different times of the day, including observations of the child on their way to school or at tea time. This will be pre-negotiated but highlights that willingness to work flexibly may be required.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- Eligibility for registration with British Psychological Society
- Degree in Psychology at a 2:1 or above
- A good knowledge of developmental and clinical aspects of psychology
- Experience of using computer software packages
- Demonstrated interest in working with people with mental health problems
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to work with people from different backgrounds and of different ages
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex or sensitive information
- The ability to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GP’s, maintaining positive working relationships
- The ability to work with people from a range of different backgrounds, cultures and or different ages.
- The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance.
- The ability to manage own workload, prioritising tasks to complete in order of importance
- The ability to manage and organise own time and work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context and pressurised situations.
- The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision but to understand limits of own professional capacity
- The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic
- The ability to cope with stressful situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- commitment to undertake further relevant training and selfdirected study.
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
- A commitment to the inclusion of young people’s, parent/carer views in service delivery, development and design.
- Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance and the ongoing development of the service.
- Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint in line with service need
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
Desirable criteria
- Good academic record as evidence by: First class honours degree in psychology A level result
- Experience of working with young autistic people or people with learning disabilities
- Experience of database and computer packages beyond those undertaken in degree
- Experience of working with hard to reach or diverse communities
- Excellent presentation skills – demonstrated beyond requirements for degree
- Evidence of organisational skills e.g. voluntary work undertaken whilst at university
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Carla Innes
- Job title
- Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01615296062
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