Assistant Psychologist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L9 7AL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Department of Clinical Health Psychology, UHA

We are pleased to invite applications for an Assistant Psychologist to join our busy Clinical Health Psychology Team within Aintree University Hospital.

This is a full time post of 37.5 hours per week on a fixed-term contract for 12 months.

This post involves working closely with the existing Stroke team, particularly the early supported discharge team, supporting people in the community after stroke.

There are opportunities for MDT working and group work.

The post will involve delivering assessments and interventions, in addition to service evaluation and audits.

Our department has close links with the North West DClin training courses and regularly provides training placements

Please note that we will close this advert early if high numbers of applications are received. Therefore please ensure that if interested, your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Duties within the post will include clinical assessment, supervised intervention, and supporting with training and evaluation.

The clinical duties within the post will be varied and fully supported by a structured and well-established clinical health psychology team.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, an excellent professional attitude and relevant clinical experience are essential.

Previous experience in Neuropsychology, Stroke, ABI or Older Adults is desirable, although not essential.

Applications will be closed within a short timeframe or when enough suitable applications have been received

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached.

This advert closes on Friday 25 Sep 2026

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