Job overview

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated psychology graduate to join a busy and well-respected All Age Learning Disability Service, which covers the Pennine Lancashire locality.  We are very pleased to be able to advertise this post, which would be based within and covering the Pennine area.

The successful candidate will be expected to take a supportive role in relation to psychological assessment, formulation and intervention with children, young people and their families/carers who access our service. You will also contribute to the broader aims of the service through joint working, training and service development/research.

You will benefit from regular clinical supervision with a Clinical Psychologist, and support from the multidisciplinary team, alongside peer support from other assistant psychologists within the Trust.

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance. As part of the pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS check at a cost of £50. Deductions will be taken from the first 3 months salary.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist you will be asked to assist in the professional and psychological care of clients within the service.

All clinical work and actions to take place under the management and supervision of qualified psychology staff. This will be according to an agreed plan and associated goals, within parameters set out by the Division of Clinical Psychology and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, departmental policies and procedures, in connection with Assistant Psychologists.

Under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, be able to hear and help someone make sense of their story. This will include understanding someone’s presenting difficulties with them to help them understand the distress they are experiencing.

To be able to build healthy and meaningful working relationships with colleagues from different professions in various settings.

Formal supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist, on a weekly basis.  Additional frequent opportunities for informal contact with qualified psychology staff for guidance and advice will also be available.

To assist in the development, design and implementation of programme and project work.

To support specific projects associated with service wide development, workforce development or evaluation/audit and research.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.