Assistant Psychologist - Paediatric Psychosocial Service
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Cwmni: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7310933/349-MCH-7310933 |
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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen to recruit 4 Assistant Psychologists in the Paediatric PsychosocialService (PPS), partof Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust (MFT) CAMHS which sits within the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. (detailed of hours in Job Description)
Our service is organized into three teams, Critical Care and Surgery, Medicine, and Neuropsychology. Our patients could be pre, post diagnosis or treatment, they may even be under long term follow up from their treatment here at RMCH / MRI / The Christie Hospital / Other satellite Hospitals.; hence the work base will varied.
These posts are to support busy services in Cleft lip and Palate, General Medicine , and the Neuropsychology Group, all within the Paediatric Psychosocial Services.
Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for specialist paediatrics and several whole lifespan services are based at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital/ Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust / Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI). A wide range of tertiary paediatric specialities are provided from within the Trust, including both regional, national, and international services, both within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, and in satellite clinics at other hospitals.
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is a regional paediatrics hospital . Psychosocial services are well regarded in the hospital and close relationships exist with our colleagues in paediatric (and indeed adult) medical specialties.
The successful candidates would hold a good Honours Degree in Psychology (at least Class 2 Division 1), have a good knowledge of developmental and abnormal psychology, a clear understanding of psychological theory and interventions, and experience in working with children presenting with psychological problems.
Two of these posts will be based within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and will be involved in providing support to qualified clinical staff, taking a role in direct assessment and interventions as well as undertaking audit and evaluation. The remaining post will be hosted at the Christie Hospital Protons Service in South Manchester supporting the new team being developed and established.
The Assistant Psychologist will be supervised by a Clinical Psychologist. They will have the opportunity to learn about how psychological services are offered to children, young people and their families, as well as gaining experience of Child and Adolescent Mental Health service delivery more generally. They will gain experience of psychometric assessment, individual clinical work, group-work, multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency working . They will also learn about inpatient CAMHS work and many topics very relevant to psychological interventions and assessment. A sound knowledge of Microsoft applications is required for this post in particularly in databases.
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.
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 28 Jul 2025
An opportunity has arisen to recruit 4 Assistant Psychologists in the Paediatric PsychosocialService (PPS), partof Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust (MFT) CAMHS which sits within the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. (detailed of hours in Job Description)
Our service is organized into three teams, Critical Care and Surgery, Medicine, and Neuropsychology. Our patients could be pre, post diagnosis or treatment, they may even be under long term follow up from their treatment here at RMCH / MRI / The Christie Hospital / Other satellite Hospitals.; hence the work base will varied.
These posts are to support busy services in Cleft lip and Palate, General Medicine , and the Neuropsychology Group, all within the Paediatric Psychosocial Services.
Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for specialist paediatrics and several whole lifespan services are based at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital/ Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust / Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI). A wide range of tertiary paediatric specialities are provided from within the Trust, including both regional, national, and international services, both within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, and in satellite clinics at other hospitals.
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is a regional paediatrics hospital . Psychosocial services are well regarded in the hospital and close relationships exist with our colleagues in paediatric (and indeed adult) medical specialties.
The successful candidates would hold a good Honours Degree in Psychology (at least Class 2 Division 1), have a good knowledge of developmental and abnormal psychology, a clear understanding of psychological theory and interventions, and experience in working with children presenting with psychological problems.
Two of these posts will be based within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and will be involved in providing support to qualified clinical staff, taking a role in direct assessment and interventions as well as undertaking audit and evaluation. The remaining post will be hosted at the Christie Hospital Protons Service in South Manchester supporting the new team being developed and established.
The Assistant Psychologist will be supervised by a Clinical Psychologist. They will have the opportunity to learn about how psychological services are offered to children, young people and their families, as well as gaining experience of Child and Adolescent Mental Health service delivery more generally. They will gain experience of psychometric assessment, individual clinical work, group-work, multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency working . They will also learn about inpatient CAMHS work and many topics very relevant to psychological interventions and assessment. A sound knowledge of Microsoft applications is required for this post in particularly in databases.
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.
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 28 Jul 2025
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