# Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Swindon > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-assistant-psychologist-swindon/be79dc5e-d679-4402-a3ad-4e1f2c688da7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-assistant-psychologist-swindon/be79dc5e-d679-4402-a3ad-4e1f2c688da7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Wat Tyler West Building - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** 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:** 2026-08-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T07:40:43.583Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Swindon/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Adult_Mental_Health_Family_Safeguarding/Adult_Mental_Health_Family_Safeguarding-v8201240 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8201240?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 4 Assistant Psychologist (Family Safeguarding Team) - 2 full time posts . The Family Safeguarding Team is an innovative partnership model between Swindon Borough Council and a network of other statutory and voluntary sector organisations. The wider Family Safeguarding Team is comprised of substance misuse, domestic abuse, adult mental health workers and children’s social workers. Workers from specialist organisations join together to form one team working with families. The Family Safeguarding Team focuses on working to develop parents’ strengths to positively change their behaviour and relationships in order to improve their children’s lives. By assisting parents to make positive changes more children can stay at home with their birth family and thrive, not just survive. We are recruiting to two Assistant Psychologist roles, both of which are available with full time hours. These roles are positioned within the aspect of the service that focuses on the mental health of parents. The postholders will contribute to the creation of psychologically and trauma informed environments and will practice in the context of family safeguarding, under the supervision of the Principal Practitioner Psychologist. Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post. ### Main duties of the job Working closely with other practitioners within the Family Safeguarding Team the postholders will provide advice and signposting around access to appropriate sources of support for parents with mental health needs. This might include access to third sector provision or to statutory mental health services. The postholders will also provide direct psychological interventions, either on an individual or group basis, under the supervision of the Principal Practitioner Psychologist. There is also scope to contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of the service. This is a challenging but rewarding context in which to work so a good level of emotional resilience is a core requirement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Full details of the job description and main responsibilities for the job can be found in the attached Job Description and 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. ## Person Specification ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times. - Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the locality ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Word processing and other IT skills - Ability to work collaboratively with other staff from different backgrounds - Good written and verbal presentation skills - Flexibility and capacity to embrace change - Ability to use supervision well - Good organisational skills - Ability to use own initiative and work independently - Ability to plan and prioritise own workload - Ability to overcome barriers to communication - Self-awareness and emotional resilience **Desirable** - Group work skills ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of person-facing work, either paid or voluntary. - Understanding of common mental health problems - Knowledge of safeguarding practice **Desirable** - Audit or research experience. - Experience of working in a health or care role. - Experience of working with a range of client groups - Experience of working with diversity - Familiarity with mental health resources within the Locality in the voluntary and statutory sectors. ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - An honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or 1st) or appropriate conversion qualification. - Eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS **Desirable** - Introductory training in a psychological therapy ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10507259) - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [code of conduct for unregistered practitioners (2024) (pdf, 142.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1104) ## 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.