Job summary
- Main area
- Neuropsychology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (0.74 wte; Band 5; 12 months fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-P516-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salford Royal Hospital
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Psychologist - Neuropsychology
Band 5
Job overview
We are excited to be able to offer this 12 month (part-time) Fixed Term Senior Assistant Psychologist post based at Salford Royal Hospital (part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust).
Main duties of the job
You will assist with assessments, formulations, and interventions for clients referred to the Department of Neuropsychology. You will also hold responsibilities for maintaining patient databases and assisting in audit and service evaluation.
**We are keen to promote diversity in Clinical Psychology. Before completing the application form, please read the attached Assistant Psychology Brochure and follow the guidance.**
Please include meaningful contextual information regarding your background, cultural, disability and social factors such as whether you received free school meals, family income support, whether you have care-leaver or refugee status, if you are first generation university attender, your secondary school performance, or information on Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). This is in line with recommendations from the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.notherncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate Psychology degree with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a clinical psychology or neuropsychology context
- Psychological knowledge and skills developed through personal experience
- Direct experience with people who present with cognitive, behavioural, or emotional difficulties (in any setting)
- Knowledge and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusivity and applying this to a healthcare setting
- Lived experience of membership with a group/identity that is currently under-represented within Clinical Psychology
- Good communication skills
- Computer literacy and experience with programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Registration / Qualfifications
Essential criteria
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Honours Degree in Psychology (2:1 minimum)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kate Riach
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 4694
- Additional information
Contact by phone or email
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