Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 437-6452817
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trafford General Hospital
- Town
- Urmston
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Psychologist
Band 5
Job overview
Full time (37.5hrs) Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologist
· Ideal opportunity to gain further experience working alongside a practitioner psychologist in a busy clinical environment, developing and delivering specialist neuropsychology services to an inpatient stroke unit.
· Will strengthen further applications to professional training courses for the psychological professions e.g. Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychology doctoral programmes
You must already have some experience in working clinically in relevant area following completion of a recognised undergraduate degree in Psychology (conferring GBR with the British Psychological Society)
Main duties of the job
Provision of neuropsychological assessments, interventions (behavioural and/or cognitive), report writing, representing psychology at MDTs, audits, teaching and project work (where appropriate).
Strong clinically focused skills required to work in an intensive environment with a range of healthcare professionals to deliver high quality care to those affected by stroke.
Significant degree of autonomy will be expected from postholder as the only fulltime member of the psychology team.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- • Entitlement to graduate basis for chartership membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society
Desirable criteria
- • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working with people with neurological and/or mental health problems and/or other relevant health disabilities
- • Experience of working as an assistant psychologist / research assistant or equivalent
- • Experience of working independently and liaising with other healthcare workers
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working with patients in an Acute hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- • Knowledge of neuropsychological issues and assessment
- • Knowledge of abnormal psychology and CBT
Skills
Essential criteria
- • 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 a neuropsychology service context
Other
Essential criteria
- • The ability to travel to a range of locations in a timely and efficient manner
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 Sana Gill
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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