Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of working with clients within a clinical, social care or educational setting.
- Experience
Experience of undertaking therapeutic work or involvement in developmental assessments.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Ability to use interpersonal and communication skills to convey and receive sensitive information effectively, requiring empathy and reassurance, and the ability to overcome barriers to understanding.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings under supervision.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
The ability to consider a range of facts while assessing clients, following guidelines given by the supervisor.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Ability to manipulate test materials, make observations and record data with a high need for accuracy.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Basic IT skills.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Good Honours Degree in Psychology
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Some knowledge and understanding of the client group with whom the post holder will be working.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Undergraduate level knowledge of psychology including some knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology and models of psychopathology.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Undergraduate level knowledge of research design and methodology.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working with children, young people and their families within more than one clinical social care or educational setting.
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Ability to speak Welsh
- Aptitudes and Abilities
Advanced IT skills
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Attendance at skills development courses or training.
Job overview
This post is Fixed term/Secondment 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join an inspiring and motivated NHS and social care integrated team under the supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
Main duties of the job
The team works systemically with children and young people, their families and wider support networks to assess and formulate what the systemic needs of the child, young person and wider family system are. We then work in collaboration with existing teams and resources, such as the Strengthening Families Team (SFT). As a service we use a whole family, strengths-based approach. We have a small residential facility to provide voluntary inpatient support, if needed, and/or provide support in the community.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The opportunities where you will develop assessment skills include attachment, parenting, developmental trauma, learning difficulties, challenging behaviour and neurodevelopmental difficulties. Clinical opportunities will also be available including direct work with children and young people using models such as DBT, and systemic work with family and professional systems. Data management, service audit, outcome monitoring and research will also be part of the role.
The ideal candidate will be able to communicate empathically with people from a range of backgrounds, they will be self-reflective, self-motivated with strong interest in the development of clinical services and with excellent data management skills.
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
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This advert is for Assistant Psychologist with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in St Asaph, Wales. It is listed as a Band 4 Assistant psychologist role. The advertised salary is £28,819 - £31,626 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 5 months (until 31st March 2027 to meet the needs of the service.). The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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