Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

Community Assessment, Stabilisation and Treatment Team (CASTT) North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust 37.5 hours per week (1.0 WTE)

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is pleased to advertise an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join our Community Assessment, Stabilisation and Treatment Team (CASTT), supporting our expanding Complex Emotional Needs Pathway.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for a psychology graduate seeking to develop clinical, research, and service evaluation skills within a specialist, trauma-informed service. The successful applicant will be supported by Clinical Psychologists and work as part of a welcoming and psychologically minded multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality care for people experiencing complex emotional needs.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Psychologist will play an important role in supporting ongoing service evaluation and research activity across the pathway. Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the collection and analysis of routine outcome measures.
• Assisting service users to complete questionnaires before, during and after intervention.
• Conducting semi-structured interviews to help evaluate patient progress and experience.
• Collating and analysing data and contributing to service evaluation reports.
• Supporting the development of research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Assisting qualified clinicians in delivering psychologically informed interventions, including opportunities to co-facilitate online Structured Clinical Management (SCM) skills groups.

The post also offers opportunities to gain experience across related services, helping the successful applicant develop a broad range of skills and experiences relevant to future professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are committed to supporting the professional growth of our Assistant Psychologists. The successful applicant will receive:

• Regular individual clinical supervision from a Clinical Psychologist.
• Weekly multidisciplinary team supervision and reflective practice opportunities.
• Access to training and continuing professional development activities.
• Opportunities to develop skills and pursue areas of particular professional interest.

About the Team

CASTT is a specialist, trauma-informed service delivered by an experienced multidisciplinary team. We pride ourselves on providing a supportive, compassionate and psychologically safe working environment for both service users and staff.

The wider team includes Clinical Psychologists, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Practitioners trained in Structured Clinical Management (SCM) and Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), and a supportive Team Manager.

Staff wellbeing is a key priority within our service, and we actively promote a culture of collaboration, learning and mutual support.

Flexible Working

We operate a hybrid model of working and support agile and flexible working arrangements where service needs allow.

The successful applicant's base will be home-based, with patient contacts and team meetings delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online working.

Applicant requirements

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.