Assistant Psychologist Internship | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M8 5RB |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7231770/437-7231770 |
Summary
Assistant Psychologist Paid Internship
Are you anethnically diverse aspiring Clinical Psychologist who might otherwise be financially disadvantaged by volunteering schemes?Are you looking to develop the skills and knowledge required to apply to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for one one-year fixed term Assistant Psychologist Internship to gain experience as an Assistant Psychologist within Greater Manchester Mental Health Adult mental health services in Manchester. The successful applicants will work as part of the psychological service provision within North View In-Patient Psychology team in Manchester. They will be involved in a recently formed team that is providing groups and individual work to service users and helping staff and in-patient services become more psychologically informed.
Data suggests that the ethnic diversity of undergraduate university psychology degree courses better reflects the ethnic diversity of the population in Greater Manchester (21.3%) as opposed to the Clinical Psychology workforce (9.6%).
As part of a collaboration with NHS England Education, Workforce and Training, we are offering a paid internship opportunity for ethnically diverse aspiring clinical psychologists who might otherwise be financially disadvantaged by volunteering schemes. These are time-limited internship opportunities of 1 year that intend to minimise and overcome that disadvantage.
Job summary
The successful applicants will support the work of the Psychology team at North View hospital in Manchester. They will work under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist and with the operational support of senior management.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the psychological service provision within the inpatient services in North Manchester. This will involve, under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist, completing assessments, psychological formulations and interventions with service users, their families and staff. They will facilitate psychologically informed groups with colleagues. The successful applicants may be involved in service development and audit relating to the Psychology service.
We are happy to consider and discuss flexible working arrangements
We would encourage interested candidates to contact us for informal discussion about the role.
Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship under current immigration rules
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than122 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
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed job description and responsibilities of the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early to applications once a certain amount of applications have been received.
This advert closes on Friday 11 Jul 2025