Assistant Psychologist
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Salford, M5 5JRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Assistant Psychologist in an Adult Community Eating Disorder Service. GMMH Eating Disorder Service at the Willows provides a service to six localities...
This role will involve supporting our Early Intervention (FREED) pathways, delivery of Guided Self-Help to clients and other functions to support the service.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working independently and liaising with other healthcare workers
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users with complex, risky presentations and/or within a psychological service setting
- Experience of using assessment skills
- Experience of delivering psychologically informed, time limited interventions
Knowledge
Essential: - An understanding of psychology applied to mental health care.
Desirable: - Knowledge of engagement approaches and clinical assessment skills required for presentations within eating disorders
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in an appropriate way
- Ability to engage and build therapeutic relationships
- An ability to communicate effectively with other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider stakeholders
- High levels of ability to organise time and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
Desirable: - An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to the service context, and in understanding a client's presentation
Qualifications
Essential: - An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology with entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable: - Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working with people with mental health problems
Desirable: - Experience of working with people who have experience an eating disorder
Knowledge
Essential: - An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Desirable: - Knowledge of engagement approaches and clinical assessment skills required for presentations within eating disorders
Skills
Essential: - High level of communication skills both written and verbal, including in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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