Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
An understanding of psychology applied to health and social care settings.
- Knowledge
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, complex needs or behaviours that challenge.
- Experience
Paid or voluntary experience in a role where working directly with people is central to the role.
- Experience
Experience of working with people with mental health problems, complex needs, or other disabilities.
- Qualifications
Upper second-class (2:1) honours degree or higher in Psychology
- Qualifications
Entitlement to Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Skills & Abilities
High-level written and verbal communication skills, including with people in distress or highly emotive situations.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge within a mental health or forensic context.
- Skills & Abilities
Good organisational skills and ability to manage a varied, supervised workload.
- Skills & Abilities
Competent IT skills, including data entry and basic analysis.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Skills & Abilities
Willingness to work flexibly to meet service needs, this is a role where you will be part of the 24/7 rota.
- Skills & Abilities
Resilience and self-awareness when working with distress, risk or challenging behaviour.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of psychologically informed and relational safety approaches .
- Knowledge
Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks relevant to adults and/or children's services.
- Experience
Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist, Research Assistant or in a similar support role.
- Experience
Experience of working within a forensic, secure, or intensive support setting.
- Qualifications
Further postgraduate training or study relevant to clinical/forensic psychology, mental health or complex needs
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to support the design and delivery of psychoeducation or group interventions.
- Skills & Abilities
A high standard of report writing.
Job summary
PLEASE NOTE - Right to Work: You must hold a permanent, restriction-free Right to Work in the UK. Visa sponsorship or transfers are strictly unavailable.
Are you a psychology graduate looking to build the clinical experience needed for professional training? We're looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our Intensive Community Support Service, supporting people with complex needs through a formulation-led, relationally safe model of care.
You'll work closely with our Consultant Psychologist and multidisciplinary team, contributing to psychological formulations, assessments and reflective practice, all under regular clinical supervision in line with BPS guidance.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
- Support the development and review of psychological (ABC) formulations under supervision including a handbook
- Undertake structured psychological assessments and outcome measures with people supported by the service
- Contribute to reflective practice and consultation sessions for the multidisciplinary team
- Support delivery of psychoeducation and group-based interventions
- Attend MDTs, case reviews and team meetings
- Assist with data collection, audit and service evaluation
- Support literature searches and evidence summaries to inform practice
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with Trust and professional standards
About us
Nurture Health and Care exists nurture you to nurture others with a value of psychological safety. Our Intensive Community Support Service delivers relational, formulation-led care to people with complex needs, underpinned by strong psychological leadership. As an Assistant Psychologist here, you'll be part of a service that invests in your development, with regular clinical supervision supporting professional training.
Important Location Information
This role is based in Peterborough. The advert may be posted across Cambridgeshire and surrounding county areas for recruitment reach only. Candidates must be able to work from Peterborough and travel locally where required.
Safer Recruitment
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS clearance, right-to-work checks and completion of pre-employment requirements.
Details
- Date posted: 04 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £32,073 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: E0446-26-0016
- Job locations: Nurture Health and Care Ltd, Peterborough City Centre, Peterborough, PE1 1HF, United Kingdom, Nutholt Lane, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4EE, United Kingdom, County Road, March, PE15 8NQ, United Kingdom, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6EA, United Kingdom, Market Square, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ, United Kingdom, St Mary’s Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3TN, United Kingdom, Doddington Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1BP, United Kingdom, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom, North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JR, United Kingdom, Parkland Gateway, Corby, NN17 1QG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Reports To:Registered Manager and Consultant Psychologist (clinical supervision)
Professional Support:Consultant Psychologist
Works Collaboratively With:Registered Manager, Intensive Support Practitioners and the wider Network
Salary:Substantive employed post full or part-time (Agenda for Change equivalent, Band 5) to cover rota 24/7 rota
Location:Peterborough service base, with community and remote working as required
Purpose
Support the delivery of psychologically informed, formulation-led care under the supervision of qualified psychology staff
About Nurture
Nurture Health and Care exists to support people, professionals and systems to move forward safely, compassionately and have a positive experience. Psychology strengthens therapeutic relationships through formulation, consultation and reflective practice.
Purpose of the Role
The Assistant Psychologist supports the Consultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist and Educational Psychologist in embedding a psychologically informed, formulation-led model of care. Working under regular clinical supervision, in line with British Psychological Society (BPS) guidance on the Assistant Psychologist role, the post holder contributes to ABC formulation, relational safety practice, understanding of distress behaviours, and the psychological wellbeing of people supported by the service, while developing their own competencies towards professional training.
Scope of the Role
Support the development, review and communication of psychological formulations under supervision.
Undertake, under direction, structured psychological assessments and outcome measures with individuals supported by the service.
Contribute to consultation and reflective practice sessions for the multidisciplinary team on a 24/7 real time coaching basis.
Support the delivery of psychoeducation and group-based interventions.
Attend and contribute to MDTs, case reviews and team meetings.
Assist with data collection, audit, service evaluation and quality improvement projects.
Support research activity, literature searches and the production of clinically relevant summaries.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the embedding of psychologically informed practice across the service, working within guidelines set by supervising psychologists.
- Help translate psychological formulations into everyday, practical guidance for the care team as a real time coaching opportunity due to the distress behaviours that our young people exhibit and the impact on the staff.
- Create a handbook that uses the documented presentation to develop an individualised approach to each young person to support the formulation.
- Support the Registered Manager with information and evidence to inform complex decision-making.
- Maintain accurate clinical records, correspondence and reports in line with professional standards.
- Contribute to workforce education, training delivery and competency development activities.
- Work within the BPS Code of Conduct and organisational policies, recognising the professional and legal limits of the Assistant Psychologist role, and seek supervision or escalate as required.
- Engage in regular clinical supervision, CPD and progress towards professional (Doctoral) training in psychology.
Typical Deliverables
- ABC formulation contribution and review
- Psychological assessment summaries and outcome measures
- Reflective practice and psychoeducation session support
- Case notes, correspondence and audit records including development of a handbook
- Data collection, analysis and reporting for service evaluation
- Training material and induction support
- Literature searches and evidence summaries
Our Philosophy
The Assistant Psychologist supports the therapeutic relationships delivered by Intensive Support Practitioners by helping formulation, consultation and supervision reach everyday practice working alongside, and under the supervision of, qualified psychology colleagues rather than delivering care independently.
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This advert is for Assistant Psychologist - Intensive Community Support Service with Nurture Health and Care in Peterborough, United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire, England; March, England; Cambourne, England; Cambridge, England; Huntingdon, England; Wellingborough, England; Bedford, England; Wisbech, England; Corby, England. It is listed as a Assistant psychologist role. The advertised salary is £32073.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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