Senior Assistant Psychologist - Neuropsychology

Main area Neuropsychology Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Devonshire Centre) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 236-SCO-P384-25

Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Devonshire Centre Town Stockport Salary £31,049 – £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/08/2025 23:59

Band 5

Job overview

We are excited to offer this Assistant Psychologist post in the Northern Care Alliance, based at the Devonshire Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, Stockport

This is a full-time post for 12 months

You will assist with assessments, formulations, and interventions for clients referred to the Devonshire Centre

You will also hold responsibilities for maintaining patient databases and assisting in audit and service evaluation.

We are keen to promote diversity in Clinical Psychology. If applicable, please do include meaningful contextual information regarding your background, which might include whether you received free school meals, family income support, whether you have care-leaver or refugee status, if you are first generation university attender, your secondary school performance, or information on Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). This is in line with recommendations from the British Psychological Society (BPS).

This advert will close once sufficient numbers of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

the role involves working with patients with Acquired Brain Injury and Neurological events that impact on people’s mood, cognition, behaviour and can affect and impact upon a person’s work and social life, and support systems. The successful applicant will be working with patients with high distress, significant cognitive difficulties and people who are working to come to terms with and deal with very challenging life and health events.

The post holder will be guided and supported by a Consultant Psychologist and will have regular communication with them. There will be regular joint sessions and input with other members of the MDT (e.g. OT, Physio, and SLT). There are also opportunities for group work with patients and the role will likely include some family support work. Enthusiasm, reflective skills and great communication skills will be important in the role.

On completion we hope you will be in a strong position to apply for other Assistant Psychologist, or equivalent, posts to continue to develop knowledge and experience and that you will go on to make an application for clinical training.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a relevant job role.
• Professional knowledge gained through academic study
• Previous experience of working directly with people who present with cognitive, behavioural or emotional difficulties.
• Ability to demonstrate support of the values and beliefs of the NCA
• Ability to organise information and data
• Ability to work with an liaise with a range of professionals and services
• Previous experience of working within a team
• Previous research and audit experience
• Previous experience of using neuropsychological or psychometric tests
• Psychological knowledge and skills developed through personal experiences

Registration / Qualfifications

• Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Honours Degree in Psychology (2:1 minimum)

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.

For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.

The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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