Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Undergraduate Psychology degree (minimum 2:1)
- Experience, Skills & Attributes
Evidence of working in a mental health service and maintaining good emotional resilience
- Experience, Skills & Attributes
Demonstrates high standards in written communication and clinical record keeping
- Experience, Skills & Attributes
Highly motivated and enthusiastic
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Further postgraduate training in mental health
- Experience, Skills & Attributes
Experience of, or interest in assessing complexity and clinical risk
- Experience, Skills & Attributes
Experience co-facilitating groups, webinars or workshops
Job overview
The Assistant Psychologist role is an integral part of the NHS Talking Therapies service, supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, compassionate and motivated to learn. Someone who enjoys working with people, values evidence-based practice and wants to develop into an outstanding psychological practitioner. If you are passionate about improving access to mental health care and eager to develop your clinical skills within a supportive and ambitious service, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of the role is to undertake comprehensive psychological assessments for individuals referred to the service (adults with mental health difficulties) and therefore offers excellent experience in developing assessment and formulation skills with a wide range of presentations. Working under the supervision of Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and the wider clinical team, the post holder will assess and identify the presenting difficulties, evaluate the most appropriate treatment option (within NHS Talking Therapies or external to the service), identify and manage clinical risk, and support patients to access the most appropriate care pathway with compassion.
Alongside assessment work, the post holder will support with delivering a variety of structured psychological interventions under appropriate clinical supervision. This may include co-facilitating psychoeducational groups, delivering webinars, supporting patients using digital treatment programmes such as SilverCloud and engaging in community initiatives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. This includes the full person specification.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Assistant Psychologist with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Assistant psychologist role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa, pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 2 years (Full time). The application deadline is 16 Oct 2026.
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