Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist - Specialist Perinatal Service
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Liverpool & Sefton Perinatal Mental Health Team
Liverpool & Sefton Perinatal Mental Health Team is seeking a caring, competent Assistant Psychologist to join our supportive and highly valued multidisciplinary team.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced Clinical Psychologists and other healthcare professionals, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological care for service users within a community setting.
As part of a welcoming and collaborative team, you will support psychological assessments, deliver one-to-one and group interventions under supervision, and work with individuals experiencing a range of complex mental health and emotional difficulties.
The role also provides opportunities to contribute to research, audit, service development and staff support initiatives, while developing your own clinical and professional skills through regular supervision and continuing professional development.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting psychological assessments through the use of psychometric tests, structured observations, interviews and outcome measures.
- Assisting in the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions, both individually and in group settings, under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
- Providing one-to-one support and consultations with service users within agreed care plans and professional boundaries.
- Preparing clinical reports, maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with professional and Trust standards.
- Contributing to the planning and facilitation of therapeutic groups.
- Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings and supporting collaborative care planning.
- Assisting with service development, quality improvement, audit and research projects, including data collection, analysis and report writing.
- Undertaking literature reviews to support evidence-based practice.
- Engaging in regular clinical supervision, training and continuing professional development to enhance skills and knowledge.
- Supporting the promotion of high standards of care, equality, diversity, confidentiality and health and safety across the service.
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About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible Working
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
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Name: Elizabeth Chamberlain
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Job title: Lead Clinical Psychologist
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Email address: Elizabeth.chamberlain@merseycare.nhs.uk
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Telephone number: 0151-702-4012
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Name: Cheryl Finnigan
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Job title: Team Manager
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Email address: Cheryl.finnigan@merseycare.nhs.uk
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Telephone number: 0151-702-4012
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