Assistant Psychologist

We are delighted to be able to offer an Assistant Psychologist post within our Clinical Psychology Service. The Mental Health Service for Older People (MHSOP) includes a variety of services that are responsive to emotional, physical and social needs of people at a vulnerable time of life. Locally, the Clinical Psychology Service has links with CMHT, Inpatient MH Services, Nursing Home Support Service, Memory Clinic and Young People with Dementia team. We encourage partnership working and also contribute to national developments within Faculty of Psychologists for Older People.

The post-holder will be joining a thriving and dynamic department and have the unique opportunity to gain both clinical and research experience relevant towards professional development within Clinical Psychology.

We hope the post-holder will be empathetic, adaptable and responsive to the needs of Older People and experience of working with people who have had problems with mental health or cognitive impairment in any capacity would be desirable. You will also demonstrate emotional resilience and a capacity to maintain a compassionate approach even in stressful situations. The post-holder will have dedicated time for clinically relevant research and should be self-motivated and able to negotiate priorities according to various deadlines. Experience of using psychometrics or carrying out research would be beneficial.

The post holder will be managed and professionally led by the Principal Clinical Psychologist for North Tyneside MHSOP and supervised by other qualified staff. You will be well supported with regular supervision and access to CPD within the speciality and expected to use these structures to maintain safe practice for yourself and others.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.

To assist in research projects and/or project work including clinically related administration, conduct of audits, and the collection and interpretation of research data under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist where tasks are agreed and reviewed at appropriate intervals.