Assistant Psychologist

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job description

Job Summary

The post holder will be based in the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service (CNRS) in Stockport, an integrated service for people who have experienced a stroke or who have a neurological condition. The post holder will support Clinical Psychologist colleagues in providing a high quality specialist psychology and neuropsychology service, working closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues. The post holder will be assisting with psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, including neuropsychological assessment, and assisting with relevant projects within the service. Supervision and CPD time will be provided.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be involved in providing a high standard of care within our Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.
• Assisting in the delivery of neuropsychological assessment and formulation.
• To closely work with the Therapists / Team to implement psychological intervention plans, delivering quality rehabilitation to neurological and stroke patients in the community setting.

About Us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

362-A-25-7085914

Job locations

1WR

Wellington Rd

Stockport

SK5 1AF

Job Description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to join our community neuro rehabilitation team which is a multidisciplinary community health service. We are an innovative team who are focused on working with people who have a range of neurological presentations, including stroke, life limiting conditions, head injuries, and functional neurological disorders. The service is based in Stockport and has excellent links with local clinical psychology training courses (Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester).

The post-holder will receive regular supervision from a qualified Clinical Psychologist.

An upper second-class degree or above in Psychology and eligibility for graduate BPS membership is essential as well as a full driving licence and assess to a car.

This post offers the opportunity for joint work with a multidisciplinary team for adults with neurological difficulties. This will include opportunities/requirements to deliver a range of assessments and interventions under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist for adults with neurological difficulties.

Main Duties Of The Job:

Under supervision from a qualified Psychologist to assist in the professional and psychological care of clients within the service across all sectors of care by providing basic aspects of psychological assessment and psychological interventions. To assist in the development, design and implementation of programme and project work. To assist in the administration and interpretation of outcome related measures, collation and recording of statistics and production of relevant reports.

All clinical work and actions to take place under the management and supervision of qualified psychology staff according to an agreed plan and associated goals.

Formal supervision with a named member of qualified psychology staff to take place on a weekly basis to facilitate work with additional frequent opportunities for informal contact with qualified psychology staff for guidance and advice.

About Us:

Stockport Community Neuro Rehab Service (CNRS) is a friendly and welcoming multidisciplinary team, where psychology input is very well established and appreciated, and good links are in place to local mental health and third sector organisations. Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen. Informal discussions are welcomed, including around preferred whole time equivalent which may be negotiable. Please contact Leona Rose, Principal Clinical Psychologist for more information.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Essential
Education and Qualifications

• An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology
• Entitlement to graduate basis for registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Work related circumstances
Essential

• Occupational Health Clearance.
• Car owner/driver, to have access to a car for work purposes.

Knowledge
Essential

• An understanding of psychology applied to health care
• Knowledge of the consequences of brain injury, stroke, and other neurological conditions.

Desirable

• Knowledge of neuropsychological issues and assessment.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other relevant health disabilities
• Experience of working independently and liaising with other healthcare workers

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients in a Stroke/ Neurorehabilitation setting and/or within a psychological services setting
• Experience of using neuropsychological assessments

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in an appropriate way
• Ability to produce reports under supervision to a high standard
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and/or neuropsychology service context

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1WR

Wellington Rd

Stockport

SK5 1AF

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/