Assistant Psychologist Salford, North West England, England
Job description
Applications are invited for this Assistant Psychologist post within a specialist Older Adult Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service
The service provides psychological therapies to older people in the community presenting with a range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, bereavement and loss adjustment.
PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU MEET ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION. YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF YOU DO NOT MEET THESE CRITERIA.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE IF WE RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a supportive and well-established Older Adult Primary Care Psychological Therapies team. We are a small but friendly team consisting of counsellors, psychologists, occupational therapy and a mental health nurse practitioner. The service is community based providing home visits and clinic appointments.
Under supervision, the post will involve direct clinical work conducting psychological assessments, structured therapeutic interventions, facilitating groups, service promotion, audit and service development related activities.
Within the organisation there are a number of assistant psychologists working with older people. The Trust also has a strong network of assistant psychologists with regular opportunities for training and professional development. The older adult psychology team also have strong links to the three local Doctorate training courses, and regularly have trainees on placement.
Please see attached 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
