# Assistant Psychologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- **Location:** Headquarters, St Cadoc's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Assistant psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,557 - £39,631 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** 7 months (Various hours available. Fixed term to 31st March 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T09:50:58.222Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Newport/Rogerstone_Newport/Aneurin_Bevan_University_Health_Board/Child_Psycholgy/Child_Psycholgy-v8186455
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186455?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://abuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking two Assistant Psychologists who are passionate about promoting the emotional health and well-being of children and young people with developmental delay or disability and their families. These posts will be part of the Children with Additional Needs (CAN DWR) and the Intensive Positive Behavioural Support (iPBS) teams. The teams work to promote emotional wellbeing and development in children with developmental delay and learning disabilities, their families and systems of support. The postholders will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams and will make close links with colleagues within the children’s centres, education, social care and the third sector. The postholders will support outreach through developing and delivering workshops and toolkits and partnering with projects in the local community. The postholders will work alongside the Clinical Psychologist to run groups and provide psychological support to young people, families and their systems of support.

The postholders will have a passion for working with children and young people with developmental delay and a strong values base that links with an attachment informed positive behavioural support approach.

This post is a fixed term/secondment for 7 months until 31st March 2027 to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

### Main duties of the job

The post holders will play a key role in promoting the psychological wellbeing of children and young people with developmental delay or disability and learning disabilities, their families and the staff who support them, through:

- Outreach work with systems of support
- Psychological work with children and young people, their families and systems of support alongside a Clinical Psychologist

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous work as an Assistant Psychologist or extensive previous work within a health care or social care setting.
- Previous work with children

**Desirable**

- Previous work within Paediatrics / Children with additional needs service

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good honours degree in Psychology (First or High 2:1 Class)
- Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the BPS

**Desirable**

- Post-graduate Masters in a clinically relevant area e.g. Child development, behaviour, research skills.

## Documents

- [jdps english (doc, 330.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618553)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 100.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618552)
- [flexible working policy (pdf, 584.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3033)
- [agile hybrid working framework (pdf, 5.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2695)
- [abuhb values & behaviour framework (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3066)
- [home working policy and guidance (pdf, 380.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2696)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov 25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2844)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1633)

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