Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

This post is in ABLs Intensive Personalised Support Service (IPS), part of our Mental Health Division. IPS works with individuals (primarily young people), their families, and their networks to help them develop the skills they need, so the individual can feel safe in a stable home and have a good quality of life. Often our aim is to help move individuals identified as Edge of Care away from the edge so that they can stay home, but we recognise that occasionally a person-centred approach may mean supporting the individual to transition into, out of, or to maintain a residential placement.

Main duties of the job

Key duties and responsibilities include supporting the delivery of psychological and behavioural interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, including contributing to assessment, formulation and intervention planning. The postholder will develop person-centred and positive behaviour support plans (PBSP), produce high-quality reports, and manage a caseload while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing psychological guidance and consultation to families, support staff and professionals, attending multidisciplinary meetings, and communicating complex and sensitive information in a clear and compassionate manner. Responsibilities also include maintaining accurate clinical records, utilising IT systems effectively, engaging in regular supervision and continuous professional development, and upholding high standards of professional practice. The successful candidate will contribute to service development, support improvements in clinical processes, and, where appropriate, assist in delivering training within the service.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community health services we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and stakeholders.

Details

• Date posted: 21 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £27,250 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: E0343-26-0028abl852b
• Job locations: 71 Redgate Way, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Interviews will take place on the 14th of September

Job Purpose:

To work within a multidisciplinary framework to provide an intensive personalised support service in residential, educational, and vocational settings to people with varied needs and behaviours of distress or behaviours that can challenge. This may include individuals with learning disabilities, neurodiversity, variant mental health, histories of trauma, and often individuals who have faced systemic challenges.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. To implement psychological and behavioural interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist; including to effectively implement appropriate assessment, formulation and intervention methods.

2. To produce person-centred/positive behaviour support plans (PBSP) and psychological plans/reports in accordance with good practice guidance.

3. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility within the appropriate boundaries of the role and the individuals experience and qualifications while working alongside other professionals in the multi-disciplinary team.

4. To maintain good working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team, external professionals, our clients and their networks. This includes ensuring effective communication through good verbal communication skills and the production of professional reports.

5. To attend multi-disciplinary meetings within the team and division. This will also occasionally include meetings with external professionals.

6. To be involved, when appropriate, in the assessment of clients being referred.

7. To provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to families, support staff and other professionals under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist.

8. With support from clinical and managerial supervision, to manage highly complex information and sensitive situations involving exposure to distressing, traumatic and emotional material, including exposure behaviours of distress or behaviours that challenge. This will include developing reflective practice and self-care strategies to maintain professional wellbeing and practice in these situations.

9. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and intervention plans.

10. To engage with regular clinical supervision, as well as continued professional development and appraisal. This includes maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of psychology, as relevant to the role.

11. Responsible for the regular use of information technology resources to facilitate communication, to develop clinical assessment and intervention resources, and for appropriate record keeping.

12. To contribute to the maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external continued professional development (CPD) training and development programmes.

13. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.

14. To hold a caseload under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. Responsibilities related to this include arranging relevant meetings and document reviews for the client, liaising with clients and their professionals, producing detailed session plans, producing assessments, reports, and intervention plans, and carrying out intervention work as agreed with your clinical supervisor.

15. To support in the development and continual improvement of clinical processes within the service.

16. When appropriately skilled, to assist in developing and delivering training for the IPS service.

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).