# 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/dfa033d5-78ac-4779-b12a-684d0b84c84c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/dfa033d5-78ac-4779-b12a-684d0b84c84c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alexander House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T14:04:49.023Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8163721 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8163721?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist to work in a Community Learning Disability Service in the Harrogate & District area. Based in Knaresborough, serving Harrogate and the beautiful surrounding rural areas and towns, you will be working within a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team, primarily supporting the practitioner Psychologist. The team is values lead and passionate about delivering the highest standard of care to our local people who live with a Learning Disability and an associated health need. You will also have opportunity to work closely with other team members and in coproduction with service users and carers. 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 You will work alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to provide a psychological understanding of the client's needs. You will provide a range of assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. This will include assisting in the delivery of dementia and eligibility pathways for people with learning disabilities in the locality as well as direct, indirect and group work. Working across a variety of settings, including residential and day services and close working with the multi-disciplinary team, you will support psychological provision in the locality, for example, through the maintenance and updating of the psychology referrals database. The post holder will support the MDT through indirect working including involvement in case discussions, team formulations and reflective practice spaces, will assist the co-ordination and running of training sessions to increase the knowledge and skills of the appropriate stakeholders and co-production of future training packages/workshops The post holder will assist with research and evaluation of the local service and will receive regular clinical supervision from a Practitioner Psychologist. Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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. We are keen to talk with interested candidates and elaborate on the post. If you would like to have further conversations ahead of applying please contact Dr Hannah Moffatt (Principal Psychologist) at hannah.moffatt2@nhs.net. 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation - Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale) - Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis. - Record Keeping (within agreed timescale) ### Knowledge **Essential** - 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. ### 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). **Desirable** - Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary) - Experience working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities (paid or voluntary). - Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation. ### 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. ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [band 4 leadership model card (pdf, 43.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10502065) - [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) - [your personal characteristics (pdf, 216.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3069) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10501899) ## 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.