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Higher Assistant Psychologist

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Durham, DH1 5RDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

8 November 2026

15 days left

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Higher Assistant Psychologist to work as part of the Enhance...

The successful applicant will join the multi-disciplinary health team, working alongside members of prison and probation staff.

Tasks will include, although not exhaustive of, assessment of mental health, psychometric scoring and interpretation, individual intervention, audit, staff training and report writing. Experience of delivering evidenced based therapies, i.e. CBT and DBT either individually or within a group setting would be desirable. The successful post holder will have good communication and interpersonal skills and preferably will have some experience of risk management in forensic settings.

There is a commitment to providing support and supervision. The post holder will be encouraged to undertake continuing professional development.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

In order to continue to develop and maintain high quality services, ongoing opportunities will be made available to help further your own skills, knowledge and development to uphold your leadership role.

Qualifications

Essential: - Degree in psychology.; - Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society; - Resident of the UK for at least 3 years

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, youth work, work with offenders and/or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

Experience working as an assistant psychologist (or equivalent)
Previous involvement in clinical audit, research or service evaluation
Experience using statistical software packages e.g. SPSS
Experience of using psychometric assessments
Experience working with 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 of communicating sensitive information
Experience of work interacting with the public
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 working in a multidisciplinary team; - Experience of increasing access to psychological services/healthcare for minoritized communities

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities
An understanding of the application of psychology to health care.
Understanding of confidentiality
Knowledge of the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct.
An ability to apply psychological knowledge to the population described in the job advert
Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
Awareness of systemic barriers to accessing psychological services/healthcare for minoritized communities.