Assistant Psychologist

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and well-organised Assistant Psychologist to support Newcastle Hospitals’ Chief Psychological Provisions Officer and Interim National Professional Lead of the Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS).

The IBPS is a newly established national service, developed in response to the Infected Blood Inquiry. Operating across 17 local providers, the service offers emotional and psychological support and practical assistance to individuals who have been infected or affected by contaminated blood and blood products in England.

This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to be involved in the development of a new psychology service at national, regional and local levels.

Newcastle’s IBPS sits within NuTH’s well-established and supportive Psychology in Healthcare Department. The department provides psychological services across a wide range of health specialisms, and has a strong reputation for developing Assistant Psychologists through supervision, peer support, and continuing professional development opportunities. We also maintain close links with local clinical psychology doctorate training courses.

Please note interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.

• Interview Date Thursday 29 May 2025
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Conducting systematic reviews of literature
• Service mapping activities
• Contributing to service development initiatives
• Supporting outreach and engagement activities with relevant professionals and service users
• Supporting the Chief Psychological Provisions Officer/Interim National Professional Lead of the IBPS
• Assisting qualified Clinical Psychologists and IBPS Peer Navigators in their clinical and service delivery roles
• Supporting psychosocial screening processes
• Liaising with members of multidisciplinary teams where appropriate
• Potential involvement in direct clinical work and facilitation of group-based interventions
• Assisting with project and audit work within the service/department
• Supporting the collection, management, and analysis of service-related data

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients.
• Providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
• To assist in clinical related administration, conduct of audits, data quality work, teaching and project work.
• This post involves working independently according to a work plan agreed with line manager and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• See job summary template for further information specific to this post.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.