# Assistant Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/5a17f465-b750-4d5c-b4d1-cb47ec66e0b2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/5a17f465-b750-4d5c-b4d1-cb47ec66e0b2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant psychologist - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment for 12 Months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T10:26:36.410Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8322892 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8322892?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Northallerton CAMHS team for 12 months. Supervised by a Clinical Psychologist and Principal Psychologist, the successful candidate will work alongside a supportive, innovative and collaborative multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality and timely evidence-based care to young people in the community. The team offers assessment, diagnosis and treatment for a range of mental health presentations including ADHD. Work may include but not exclusive to - 1:1 therapeutic work, group work, ADHD Pathway elements, co-creation and service involvement input, training and use of psychological assessment tools Applicants must have a degree in Psychology and be eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Sponsorship may be available for this role in specific circumstances in line with Home Office regulations, where applicants were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the immigration rules in place before 22 July 2025, and have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations - Guidance - GOV.UK ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be involved in supporting the provision of psychologically informed care and psychological interventions through direct and indirect clinical activities. This will include attendance at multidisciplinary meetings, contribution to psychological assessment and formulation, developing support plans, non-pharmacological interventions, groups and evaluation of outcomes. We have a commitment to staff development and have an excellent track record for developing our psychology workforce. Successful candidates will have good communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate empathy towards our client group. Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We will support you by providing a positive working experience within our teams and service, with the commitment of giving you access to opportunities that will be essential in your professional development. Furthermore, you will receive robust supervision and appraisal, talent management and access to training opportunities. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will lead the way as a role model within the team, demonstrating compassion. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must be able to demonstrate best practice in mental health service delivery. Our team is compassionate, inclusive, and committed working together to provide excellent care. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services - Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in psychology. - Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society **Desirable** - Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Experience of communicating sensitive information - Experience of work interacting with the public - An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities - An awareness of the application of psychology to health care - Demonstrate an awareness of confidentiality within healthcare - Awareness of the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct - Awareness of systemic barriers to accessing psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities **Desirable** - Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary) - Experience working with people with mental health distress, learning disabilities or neurodiversity (paid or voluntary) - Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation - Experience using statistical software packages e.g. R Studio. - Experience of using psychometric assessments. - Awareness of increasing access to psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities - An ability to apply psychological knowledge to the population described in the job advert ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 303.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [band 4 leadership and model card (pdf, 43.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10644711) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10644710) ## 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.