Clinical Associate Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Kings Lynn, PE30 5PD
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
If you are passionate about supporting adults experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qu...
As a Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) within the Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in King's Lynn, you will work alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, and the wider multidisciplinary team. The team is experienced, supportive, and committed to collaborative working, ensuring that your skills, ideas, and contributions are valued and encouraged.
Your role will include
- Delivering psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based individual and group interventions for adults experiencing a range of complex mental health difficulties.
- Working closely with qualified Clinical Psychologists to support the development and delivery of psychological care pathways within the CMHT.
- Undertaking clinical work under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, in line with the CAP scope of practice.
- Contributing to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, risk management, and formulation discussions.
- Supporting psychologically informed approaches across the team through consultation, collaboration, and shared learning.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing community mental health service committed to delivering high-quality, recovery-focused, and person-centred care. Your enthusiasm, compassion, and psychological skills will play an important role in improving outcomes for adults experiencing mental health difficulties across the West Norfolk Locality.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY
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Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Some of the benefits you can expect
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology qualification
- Registered on the BPS Wider Psychological Workforce register as an Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP)
Experience
Essential
- Relevant supervised experience of delivering psychological assessments and interventions in [setting/service user group relevant to their specific scope of practice]
- Experience of working in a setting with Service Users presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
- Relevant CPD as required by the BPS.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build rapport, communicate
- Skills in managing time and workload in the context of multiple competing demands.
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters level knowledge of psychological theory and research, including psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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