Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychology Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 29 September 2025

Job summary

Job Title: Assistant Psychologist (2 posts)Hours of work: 37.5 hours (post 1) and 33.5 hours (post 2) - permanent contract Band: 4Network: Specialist Network, Integrated Service between Children and Young People's Psychological Services - East Lancashire and ELCAS - Child PsychiatryBase: The Mount, Accrington and Burnley General Hospital

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled team within a newly integrated service between Children and Young People's Psychological Services East Lancashire (CYPPS East) and ELCAS - Child Psychiatry. You will take a role in the delivery of quality service provision that promotes and improves the well-being of children, young people and their families. Working within a systemic and holistic framework you will support the clinicians in undertaking needs led, evidence based assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people, their families and carers.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced individual with a genuine interest and desire of working with this client group. You should have good verbal and written communication skills, be creative and innovative, and enjoy working in a busy clinical service. The successful applicant will be able to co-work effectively with colleagues and manage a small case load with support from case holders. You will be required to work independently with regular clinical supervision in delivering brief therapeutic interventions, undertaking school observations and conducting telephone reviews with children, young people, parents/carers on the therapies waiting list. The Assistant Psychologist role has been developed to maximise your potential learning and to experience satisfying diversity in the tasks and responsibilities undertaken.

A means of transport is essential and applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1439-CLK

Job locations

CYPMH Psychological Services East Lancs

Accrington

BB5 5DE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential

An upper second class (2i) honours degree or higher in Psychology OR Psychology Masters Conversion Course.
Entitlement to Graduate membership of the British Psycho-logical Society.

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to undertake psychologically in-formed research pro-jects.
Knowledge of psy-chological methods and theories, especially child development and an ability to apply this knowledge within a clinical context.
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of children/ young people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.

Experience

Essential

Work with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.
Work with children and/or young people in a caring/pastoral role.
To have worked as part of a team within a care setting.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

An upper second class (2i) honours degree or higher in Psychology OR Psychology Masters Conversion Course.
Entitlement to Graduate membership of the British Psycho-logical Society.

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to undertake psychologically in-formed research pro-jects.
Knowledge of psy-chological methods and theories, especially child development and an ability to apply this knowledge within a clinical context.
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of children/ young people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.

Experience

Essential

Work with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.
Work with children and/or young people in a caring/pastoral role.
To have worked as part of a team within a care setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CYPMH Psychological Services East Lancs

Accrington

BB5 5DE

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CYPMH Psychological Services East Lancs

Accrington

BB5 5DE

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)