Overview
Service Based–AssistantPsychologist
Are you an Assistant Psychologist (or have a qualification eligible for graduate basisfor chartershipof the British Psychological Society)?Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to work in an environment where you can useyour clinical skillsand your creativityto achieve the best for people? If this aligns with your aspirations, we have a secondment opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist at the Blackpool Servicewith Change Grow Live.
At Change Grow Live, we are deeply committed to social justice and making positive change. If these values resonate with you, we encourage you to apply and grow your career with us in this rewarding role.
Location: Blackpool
Contracted Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per weekCategory:ClinicalType of contract: Permanent
Change Grow Live Salary Scale: Points:– 21-25
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologistto be part of ourmultidisciplinaryteam, delivering comprehensive assessment and recovery focussed interventions to people who are directly or indirectly affected by drug and alcohol use.
Under the supervision ofa senior HCPC registeredClinicalPsychologist,the post holderwork toensure that people who use our services receive high quality care that adheres to best practice guidelines.
Our model emphasises physical, psychological, and emotional safety and helps people to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment in their lives and in their communities.The post holder will work underthe supervision oftheClinical Psychologist to ensure that psychological perspectives are central to everyone’s thinking.They willsupport the empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skills, and professional confidence around the needs of the people who access our services. Through consultancy, reflective practice, team formulation, training and clinical case management,the post holderwill help the wider team create an innovative and effective trauma-informed service.
Our national PsychologyTeamprovides connection, peer support, reflectivepractice,and CPD. OurAssistantPsychologists meetregularly,and we offer support in applying for further training.We embrace diversity, equality and inclusion asevidencedby our commitment to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views. We strive to nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a way of being, not an initiative. Ifyou’rea team player who shares our organisational values of being bold, compassionate, and open, this could be the role for you.
Our values are to be compassionate, open, and bold.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 21 to 25 (£27,165.10 - £30,268.05)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
30/11/2026
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Dr Andrew Tye | [email protected]
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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