# Assistant Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/df685b3e-9509-4c03-8377-8a376d869fbc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/df685b3e-9509-4c03-8377-8a376d869fbc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Littlemore Mental Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant psychologist - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T13:20:37.375Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Swindon/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8272778 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8272778?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a Psychology graduate seeking to develop your clinical experience in mental health? We are seeking a full time Assistant Psychologist to join our CAMHS team based in Swindon. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to get a broad experience of working in a CAMHS service prior to pursuing a career in clinical psychology. The post will include working with our generic CAMHS team and also some dedicated time within The Eating Disorder Service and our Neurodevelopmental Clinic. Supervision will be provided by a qualified clinical psychologist. At times, there will be a need to travel to different sites across BSW, including schools and patients’ homes. The role will include supporting the team by gathering and collating information relating to the assessment process by speaking with parents, schools and other professionals and will include the opportunity to be involved in service audits. Under supervision there will be an opportunity to be directly involved in assessments with children and young people and family members. There will also be an opportunity to undertake direct psychological interventions, again, under clinical supervision. There are strong professional links in BSW CAMHS and psychology meet regularly to consider training, continuing development, specialist interest and service developments. We support APs to apply for Clinical Doctorate Training and have a proven track record of success in this area. ### Main duties of the job - Assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. - Support clinicians in delivering trauma-informed care and interventions within the multidisciplinary team. - Contribute to service evaluation through audit, data collection, and research to inform ongoing development of the pathway. - Assist with psychological assessments and group interventions for young people and their families. - Work alongside multi-agency professionals, supporting consultation processes to improve the understanding and care of young people with complex trauma. - Support clinical administration and contribute to training and service development initiatives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Essential and Desirable Criteria **Essential** - An upper second-class honours degree or higher in Psychology - Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society - Experience of working with people who have mental health problems and/or other disabilities - Experience using computers for databases or data analysis, especially Excel and SPSS for Windows - Ability to work independently under supervision and manage competing demands effectively. - A keen interest in developing trauma-informed approaches and contributing to service development. - Experience of working with children **Desirable** - Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis - High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive - An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities - Previous experience working in a CAMHS setting or within a trauma-informed service - Experience using psychological measures and research tools (e.g., SPSS, qualitative analysis software). ## Documents - [job tasks and oh forms (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10588196) - [band 4 assistant psychologist camhs (pdf, 139.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10588195) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## 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.