Assistant Psychologist

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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  for 3 highly motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists to work in one of our three Cared for Children’s CAMHS teams for a period of 6 months. We are seeking someone with an interest in developing therapeutic skills and supporting the teams in their functioning.

MFT CAMHS provides three targeted services to support the emotional and behavioural needs of children and young people cared for by Manchester City Council (CAMHS LAC), Salford Council (Starlac) and Trafford Council (Trafford CAMHS CiC). These are well established multi-disciplinary teams of staff offering assessment, intervention, consultation and training. Short term monies have been secured to support new developments across the teams.

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This post involves working in one of the three bases to support the teams in service provision. The post holder will be involved clinically with young people and their carers, under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist and will be given appropriate supervision to enable the successful performance of clinical and other duties. The post holder will be expected to manage databases, develop new systems as required, analyse information and present results to the clinical team. The post holder will also be expected to assist the teams in the preparation, instigation and evaluation of a variety of clinical, teaching and research tasks. 

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MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.