Job overview

We are pleased to be able to offer two full time Band 4 Assistant Psychology positions within CWP’s Acquired Brain Injury Service.

Position 1) Assistant Psychologist within the Wirral part of the team.  This post supports the Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist to provide input for people who have had a stroke or other type of brain injury as an adult.  This includes providing input into a busy inpatient rehabilitation unit as part of an in-reach service and into the community services provided by the Acquired Brain Injury Team on the Wirral. The position is based at Clatterbridge Hospital on the Wirral and will involve travel to the team's base at the Countess of Chester Health Park.

Position 2) Assistant Psychologist within the Cheshire part of the team.  This post supports the Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologists to provide community neuropsychology services provided by the Acquired Brain Injury team in Cheshire.  The position is based at the Countess of Chester Health Park.

The successful applicants will work under the supervision of experienced clinicians and have access to support from other Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologists within the service.  This is an exciting opportunity to develop protocol based psychometric, neuro-rehabilitation and psychological therapy skills to contribute to ongoing career in clinical psychology/neuropsychology.

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside case managers and vocational rehabilitation occupational therapists in an interdisciplinary team setting. The roles will require the post-holder to be able to travel independently throughout the Wirral and Cheshire region, which includes travel across rural areas.

To support the professional neuropsychological care of patients within the Acquired Brain Injury Service, across all sectors of care; assisting with neuropsychological assessment, neurorehabilitation and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist, working according to plans agreed with a qualified clinician and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and collection of statistics related to departmental requirements, research projects, teaching and project work as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. 

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.