Assistant Psychologist (Higher Level)
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Job overview
This post offers the opportunity for an experienced Assistant Psychologist to develop their skills further, gaining experience in the Specialist Community Psychology Team.
- Interview Date: 29th September 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible (under supervision) to engage in the following tasks, amongst others:
- Administration, for example, managing patient referrals, taking meeting minutes, entering summaries into patient notes
- Data collection, data entry, database management, data reporting and writing of service reports
- Contributing to service development projects and audit
- Contributing to patient information (for example service leaflets)
- Providing supervised and specific assessment and intervention as directly guided by clinicians in the team
- Assisting with the delivery of group treatment in the service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role requires good time management skills, the ability to form good relationships with clients and colleagues, and the ability to balance competing priorities (under supervision). Previous employment as an Assistant Psychologist is not essential, and the ability to meet the requirements of the post can be evidenced via many other roles. We are particularly interested in applicants who have worked as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners.
- Providing psychological assessment under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
- To assist in clinically applied research involving the conduct of audits, data quality work, teaching, and project work
- This post involves working independently according to a work plan agreed with line manager and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- See appendix for further information specific to this post