Job overview
- To provide Assistant Psychology support to the Psychological Therapies Pathway within the North Lincs Primary Care Network, specifically a new trauma pathway.
- The Band 5 Assistant Psychologist will support the delivery of therapeutic interventions, service evaluation, and the development of new links between the trauma pathway and third sector sexual violence services, under the supervision of the Principal Psychologist.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support psychological care under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist, contributing to assessment, formulation, intervention planning and service development.
- Clinical work: Support therapeutic interventions, assessments, care plans, and psychologically informed formulation.
- Communication and multidisciplinary working: Contribute to clinical and multidisciplinary meetings, communicating sensitively with service users, families, carers, professionals and partner agencies.
- Training, supervision and professional development: Engage in supervision, follow professional guidance, maintain CPD, develop role-related skills, and support staff training in psychological care.
- Service development: Support service development projects, including work across mental health and sexual violence services, and contribute to relevant meetings.
- Research, audit and evaluation: Assist with audit and research, including literature searches, data collection, analysis, and report preparation.
- Governance and professional standards: Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, report writing and professional self-governance, working in line with Trust policies, professional codes, legislation, local and national guidance, and mandatory training requirements.
- Flexibility within role: Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade as required, in discussion with the Lead Psychologist, and contribute to ongoing review of the role through the PDR process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of research and research methodology.
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Experience of running therapeutic groups within Adult Mental Health
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Previous Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience with client group relevant to post.
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation.
- Experience of providing individual interventions
- Previous experience of delivering teaching / training
- Leadership / supervision experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Ability to work reliably and consistently on tasks agreed and managed at regular intervals by Supervisor
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to contain and work with high levels of distress and to manage the emotional impact of the work.
- Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary.
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
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This advert is for Senior Assistant Psychologist with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Elizabeth Quarter. It is listed as a Band 5 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (full time). The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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