Job summary We are seeking two Band 4 Assistant Psychologists to join our Inpatient Service and Home Based Treatment Team (1 post for each team). The successful candidates will work within their service to support and enhance the psychological care of people under the care of that team. This will be through the delivery of effective and evidence-based psychological interventions. An interest in working with people in crisis in inpatient or urgent care settings is essential. The successful candidates will work under the supervision of a qualified psychologist and will have access to relevant CPD opportunities. You will assist in the delivery of psychological interventions (1:1 and group), and clinically related administration, including clinical audit, service evaluation and research. You will also support the qualified psychologists in teaching and project work. Inpatient service working hours are 12pm - 8pm Mondays and Thursdays, 9am - 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Home Based Treatment Team working hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. People who join our teams will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values people and their carers, in line with the culture of compassionate and trauma informed care, and will embrace the core values of GMMH. Whilst candidate preference for the different services will be taken into account as much as possible, all candidates who come to interview will be considered for both positions and appointments made based on best fit for the service. Main duties of the job 1. To support qualified psychologists by undertaking psychological assessments of clients applying psychologically based psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care. 2. To assist in the formulation and delivery of interventions involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist, in both community and in-patient settings as appropriate to the specialty work. 3. Having received instruction through supervision, to provide one-to-one interventions with service users, working autonomously within the limits of this instruction and within personal competence. 4. To use a degree of initiative and work independently with service users on planned work, and to exercise judgement based on good practice (NICE guidance) and local operating procedures. 5. To work with potentially distressing material in relation to service users' personal histories and presentation, including risk to self and others. 6. Preparing agreed assessment reports accurately in the accepted format. 7. To coordinate and facilitate therapeutic groups. 8. Where required, to work with other staff to assess people's needs and review their records of care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews. About us 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. Date posted 11 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 437-6778578 Job locations Atherleigh Park Hospital Atherleigh Way Leigh WN7 1YN Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits Pay Enhancements: Band Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) 1 Time plus 47% Time plus 94% 2 Time plus 41% Time plus 83% 3 Time plus 35% Time plus 69% 4 9 Time plus 30% Time plus 60% 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 fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits Pay Enhancements: Band Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) 1 Time plus 47% Time plus 94% 2 Time plus 41% Time plus 83% 3 Time plus 35% Time plus 69% 4 9 Time plus 30% Time plus 60% 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 fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) Person Specification essintial Essential An honours degree in that satisfies the British Psychological Society criteria for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership Work experience in any organisation o Experience of research methodology, data collection, analysis and report writing Desirable Experience and training in areas relevant to psychological practice, mental health and or research design and analysis Knowledge of Psychological Therapies Knowledge of NICE guidelines Knowledge of policies and legislation relevant to recovery based services. Essential Essential An honours degree in that satisfies the British Psychological Society criteria for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership Desirable Experience working across the lifespan Person Specification essintial Essential An honours degree in that satisfies the British Psychological Society criteria for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership Work experience in any organisation o Experience of research methodology, data collection, analysis and report writing Desirable Experience and training in areas relevant to psychological practice, mental health and or research design and analysis Knowledge of Psychological Therapies Knowledge of NICE guidelines Knowledge of policies and legislation relevant to recovery based services. Essential Essential An honours degree in that satisfies the British Psychological Society criteria for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership Desirable Experience working across the lifespan Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Address Atherleigh Park Hospital Atherleigh Way Leigh WN7 1YN Employer's website https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)