# Assistant Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/1b5a8cef-71ac-48f8-a343-c97e1d3cac17 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/1b5a8cef-71ac-48f8-a343-c97e1d3cac17.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,557 - £39,631 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Until 31st March 2027 due to funding) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Until 31st March 2027 due to funding) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T07:32:02.439Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Child_Psychology/Child_Psychology-v7983357 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7983357?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Goleudy is a jointly commissioned service delivered in partnership between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff and Vale Local Authorities, supporting young people and their families experiencing high levels of distress. The Goleudy team is underpinned by trauma-informed, formulation-driven, and attachment-focused values. We centre our understanding of young people’s experiences around the question, “what has happened to them?” rather than “what is wrong with them?”. This approach guides how we work alongside young people, their families and professional systems during times of heightened distress. The multidisciplinary team includes Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and colleagues from education. We actively promote a culture of shared learning, celebrating difference and valuing diverse perspectives. In line with trauma-informed principles, staff are supported through regular supervision, mentoring, reflective practice, formulation discussions, and dedicated nurture days. Building, maintaining, and strengthening relationships is central to the team’s work. There is a strong emphasis on working collaboratively with existing services across local authority and health systems, alongside developing wider connections within the community. Goleudy works closely alongside the Enfys service within Child Psychology, with both teams benefiting from ongoing collaboration and opportunities for joint working. ### Main duties of the job Under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, the Assistant Psychologist will: - Support the Goleudy team in developing a psychological understanding of a child or young person’s distress - Work with and support the wider system and network around the child or young person - Support young people and their families to understand the impact of developmental trauma - Assist Clinical Psychologists in delivering consultations, advice, and guidance to social workers, education staff, and other professionals within the Care Group - Co-facilitate psychological formulation discussions and contribute to the delivery of training for residential support workers - Participate in audit and research activity across the service, as appropriate - Engage in regular clinical supervision - Support with clinical and administrative tasks - Attend weekly team meetings and reflective practice sessions across both the Goleudy and Enfys teams, and participate in continuing professional development (CPD) and team-based nurture activities This post is fixed tern until 31st March 2027 due to funding. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; however, Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. We also warmly welcome applications from individuals who identify as minority ethnic or part of the global majority. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description and person specification can be found attached. See this for further details and information. ## Job Details Goleudy is a jointly commissioned service delivered in partnership between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff and Vale Local Authorities, supporting young people and their families experiencing high levels of distress. ## Responsibilities The job description and person specification can be found attached. See this for further details and information. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant work experience with people who have mental health problems, including children and young people. (This includes, but is not limited to, paid employment **Desirable** - Experience of working with children. Experience of working with looked after children ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good degree in a health-related subject (as main or sole subject), already awarded. In practice, this is taken to be at least a 2(1) class degree **Desirable** - Further postgraduate training in relevant areas of mental health practice and/or research design and analysis ## Documents - [oh fr form (docx, 100.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10313828) - [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2852) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 2.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2851) - [band 5 assistant psychologist jd & ps (pdf, 736.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10271726) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630) - [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422) - [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.