Main area Learning Disabilities East Hub Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12289-SP-A
Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Beech House Town Boston Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/11/2026 23:59
Assistant Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
Psychology graduates with experience of working in Learning Disabilities Services are invited to join our adult community Learning Disability team. We provide specialist mental health, physical health and positive behaviour support services.
We wish to recruit psychology graduates who have Honours degrees (2:1 or better) that confer the BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) or Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR), and at least 12 months experience in working with adults who have learning disabilities and present with behaviours which are described as challenging.
All work will be fully supervised and supported by HCPC Registered Psychologists. The successful applicant will participate fully in internal training, reflective practice groups and ongoing audit/ research.
There are 4 qualified psychologists and a group of assistants, working across the county. We are closely involved with the Trent Clinical Psychology Training course, offering placements and teaching. Most of our clients are community-based, living within supported living, residential and nursing homes as well as those living with their family.
The work involves having a personal caseload and providing assessments, developing psychologically based formulations and interventions, and evaluating effectiveness of interventions. It involves substantial engagement with other agencies involved in the care or support of our clients.
Please note the vacancy may close earlier than the published closing date.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, you will contribute to the provision of a highly specialist psychological service to adults with learning disabilities.
You will autonomously offer specialist psychological assessments (including psychometric assessments, behavioural assessments), develop psychological formulations (also supporting team formulation as needed) and the delivery of manualised and bespoke interventions to the communities we serve. This will include, but is not limited to, screening and assessment of dementia, distressed behaviours, mood disorders; supporting the clinical psychologist in MDT formulation sessions; supporting with the development and delivery of bespoke training packages.
The role is varied with opportunity for direct therapeutic intervention, MDT consultation as well as group work and training. The post holders will have the opportunity to be part of the ongoing service development, service evaluation & audit. You will, at times, need to lone work and travel independently, whilst also have the skills to work as part of an MDT.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.com .to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details of responsibilities.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Honours Degree (minimum 2:1) in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society
- Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) or Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC)
- BPS membership
Experience
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Application of knowledge acquired through Psychology Degree on psychological theory to therapy
- Experience of working within a Learning Disability population in a Learning Disability service
- Experience of working with autistic adults with LD
- Experience of working with mental health presentations
- Experience of working by proxy or indirectly through carers
Skills
- High level of computer literacy, Power Point, Excel, SPSS etc
- Good written and communication skills
- Ability to work with clients on a one-to-one basis or group setting
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to develop good working relationships with clients and colleagues
- Ability to communicate highly sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues in a constructive and understandable way
- Ability to adapt communication style if barriers to understanding and/or expression are present
- Ability to be empathic and offer reassurance
- Ability to deal sensitively with highly emotive/hostile situations
- A good level of analytical and judgemental skills Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to travel independently across a rural county, in a manner acceptable to LPFT
- Experience of working by proxy or indirectly through carers
As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.
We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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