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Assistant Psychologist
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 9 day(s) ago
Reference: 2425959
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for Assistant Psychologists who have an interest and/or experience in working with young people experiencing mental health difficulties to join sunflower house mental tier 4 inpatient unit or Fresh CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will contribute to the clinical work of the team by providing support and guidance for young people, parents and professionals as part of the integrated working relationships.
In addition:
- Following appropriate induction and under direction and supervision, to undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients including standard 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.
- To assist in the delivery of therapeutic interventions which are underpinned by trauma informed and trauma recovery models, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist. The post holder can be required to work in highly emotive atmosphere and must maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times.
- To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups.
- To work with other staff across safeguarding, Youth Offending Team and Third sector services.
- To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all care settings.
About us
Sunflower House is our tier four mental health inpatient unit. It is for children and young people aged 5 to 13 years old who have the most challenging mental health conditions. The new building has 12 specially designed bedrooms, providing a safe and high-quality space to stay. Also provided are a new therapy garden, a calming sensory room that can be used to prepare young people for outside life, an immersive room, a destimulation room, a safe kitchen environment to learn cooking and other life skills, group therapy rooms and classrooms.
Liverpool Fresh CAMHS is a service for children/young people (aged 0-18) and their families/carers who are struggling with how they are feeling, thinking or the way they are doing things. We especially help those whose difficulties are getting in the way of being able to manage everyday life and relationships. Once assessed, referrals are directed to the most suitable part of the service, where there will be access to a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team trained in various therapies and approaches.
Details
Date posted
14 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
411-NEI-26-8331767
Job locations
Alder Hey
Liverpool, L12 2AP
L12 2AP
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information
Person Specification
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. A lower second class honours degree supplemented by post graduate qualification may be considered. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities on a paid or voluntary basis.
- Research and Audit Experience
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of working on a mental health telephone line
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
Desirable
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- An ability to interact sensitively and effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems or other disabilities and their families.
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. A lower second class honours degree supplemented by post graduate qualification may be considered. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities on a paid or voluntary basis.
- Research and Audit Experience
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of working on a mental health telephone line
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
Desirable
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- An ability to interact sensitively and effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems or other disabilities and their families.
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
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
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alder Hey
Liverpool, L12 2AP
L12 2AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alder Hey
Liverpool, L12 2AP
L12 2AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)