Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are pleased to be able to offer two full time Band 4 Assistant Psychology positions within CWP’s Acquired Brain Injury Service.

Position 1) Assistant Psychologist within the Wirral part of the team. This post supports the Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist to provide input for people who have had a stroke or other type of brain injury as an adult. This includes providing input into a busy inpatient rehabilitation unit as part of an in-reach service and into the community services provided by the Acquired Brain Injury Team on the Wirral. The position is based at Clatterbridge Hospital on the Wirral and will involve travel to the team’s base at the Countess of Chester Health Park.

Position 2) Assistant Psychologist within the Cheshire part of the team. This post supports the Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologists to provide community neuropsychology services provided by the Acquired Brain Injury team in Cheshire.The position is basedat the Countess of Chester Health Park.The successful applicants will work under the supervision of experienced clinicians and have access to support from other Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologists within the service. This is an exciting opportunity to develop protocol based psychometric, neuro-rehabilitation and psychological therapy skills to contribute to ongoing career in clinical psychology/neuropsychology.

 

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside case managers and vocational rehabilitation occupational therapists in an interdisciplinary team setting. The roles will require the post-holder to be able to travel independently throughout the Wirral and Cheshire region, which includes travel across rural areas.

To support the professional neuropsychological care of patients within the Acquired Brain Injury Service, across all sectors of care; assisting with neuropsychological assessment, neurorehabilitation and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist, working according to plans agreed with a qualified clinician and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and collection of statistics related to departmental requirements, research projects, teaching and project work as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum 2.1 or equivalent Degree in Psychology (main subject Psychology)
  • Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Desirable

  • Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

  • IT literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Knowledge of statistical analysis packages e.g. SPSS

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of work related to Clinical Psychology either as paid / voluntary Assistant Psychologist or Research Assistant with relevant clinical input
  • Evidence of ability to work with multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Previous experience of neuropsychological assessment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 10 October 2025

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