Clinical Psychology Assistant Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Accrington, BB5 5DE |
| Cwmni: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7481181/351-SPS1439-CLK |
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Job Title: Assistant Psychologist (2 posts)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours (post 1) and 33.5 hours (post 2) - permanent contract
Band: 4
Network: Specialist Network, Integrated Service between Children and Young People’s Psychological Services - East Lancashire and ELCAS – Child Psychiatry
Base: The Mount, Accrington and Burnley General Hospital
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled team within a newly integrated service between Children and Young People’s Psychological Services East Lancashire (CYPPS East) and ELCAS – Child Psychiatry. You will take a role in the delivery of quality service provision that promotes and improves the well-being of children, young people and their families. Working within a systemic and holistic framework you will support the clinicians in undertaking needs led, evidence based assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people, their families and carers.
We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced individual with a genuine interest and desire of working with this client group. You should have good verbal and written communication skills, be creative and innovative, and enjoy working in a busy clinical service. The successful applicant will be able to co-work effectively with colleagues and manage a small case load with support from case holders. You will be required to work independently with regular clinical supervision in delivering brief therapeutic interventions, undertaking school observations and conducting telephone reviews with children, young people, parents/carers on the therapies waiting list. The Assistant Psychologist role has been developed to maximise your potential learning and to experience satisfying diversity in the tasks and responsibilities undertaken.
A means of transport is essential and applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025