North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Assistant Clinical Psychologist
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Assistant Psychologist Band 5
Acute & Urgent Care Directorate, Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1 WTE (37.5 hours per week) Assistant Psychologist to work in our Acute & Urgent Care (A&UC) Directorate. This is a permanent contract based at Harplands Hospital in Stoke-on Trent.
Please be aware that this advert may close early if a high number of applications are received.
The Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, organised Assistant Psychologist to support the coordination and delivery of trauma-informed (TI) training, projects, and care across Inpatient Services. This collaborative role focuses on supporting existing TI initiatives, with 1–1.5 days per week dedicated to direct and indirect clinical work.
The post involves collating and summarising recommendations for Trust-wide sharing, including producing written summaries, presentations, and contributing to assessment and evaluation tools. You will also co-facilitate discussions with colleagues and service users to support development work.
Strong skills in literature review, analysis, organisation, and clear communication are essential. The successful applicant will receive regular clinical supervision from the A&UC Psychology Team and benefit from connections with qualified and trainee psychology peers.
Please note that the post holder will be employed by the A&UC Directorate & as such may have the opportunity to work in other teams over the course of their contract.
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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust was established in 1994 & serves a population of approximately 464,000 people; providing mental health services from just over 30 sites across North Staffordshire.
Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do & how we do it.' Our team prides themselves on compassion, teamwork & resilience.
A detailed analysis of the most recent national NHS Staff Survey data has confirmed Combined Healthcare is the best rated Trust in the entire NHS.
The Trust has the advantage of being relatively small, where good working relationships are fostered & valued. The current vacancy is based in Stoke-on-Trent, which is easily commutable from all parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire & Manchester areas, has extremely good road links to & from the city.
Staff parking is free on all our main sites.
In return we offer:
- Focus on staff wellbeing with easy access to Staff Support & Counselling service as well as Staff Psychological Wellbeing Hub
- We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)
- Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers & discounts
- Individual Personal Development Plan & Career Progression
- Excellent pension scheme available
- 27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
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We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ann Kilanska
- Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: Anna.Kilanska@combined.nhs.uk
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