Assistant Psychologist - Specialist Perinatal Service

The Liverpool & Sefton Perinatal Mental Health Team is seeking a caring, competent Assistant Psychologist to join our supportive and highly valued multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced Clinical Psychologists and other healthcare professionals, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological care for service users within a community setting.

As part of a welcoming and collaborative team, you will support psychological assessments, deliver one-to-one and group interventions under supervision, and work with individuals experiencing a range of complex mental health and emotional difficulties. The role also provides opportunities to contribute to research, audit, service development and staff support initiatives, while developing your own clinical and professional skills through regular supervision and continuing professional development. This post is ideally suited to someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for service users, enjoys working as part of a great team, and is looking to gain valuable experience in a dynamic and rewarding NHS service.

Main duties of the job:

• Supporting psychological assessments through the use of psychometric tests, structured observations, interviews and outcome measures.
• Assisting in the delivery of evidence‑based psychological interventions, both individually and in group settings, under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
• Providing one‑to‑one support and consultations with service users within agreed care plans and professional boundaries.
• Preparing clinical reports, maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with professional and Trust standards.
• Contributing to the planning and facilitation of therapeutic groups.
• Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings and supporting collaborative care planning.
• Assisting with service development, quality improvement, audit and research projects, including data collection, analysis and report writing.
• Undertaking literature reviews to support evidence-based practice.
• Engaging in regular clinical supervision, training and continuing professional development to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Supporting the promotion of high standards of care, equality, diversity, confidentiality and health and safety across the service.

This role offers a varied opportunity to develop clinical, research and service development skills while working as part of a supportive and experienced psychology team.

Working for our organisation:

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Person specification:

Qualifications: An honours degree that satisfies the British Psychological Society criteria for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership.

Experience: Work experience in any organisation. Experience of research methodology, data collection, analysis and report writing.

Knowledge: Knowledge of a broad range of psychological theories and the application of these to mental health self‑harming behaviours.

Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills. High level communication skills – verbal and written – with professionals, service users and families.

Values: Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all. Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care. Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way. Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage.

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.