Assistant Psychologist

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, South Dakota, Australia Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Full time

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our existing team as a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist. The post is funded for 37.5 hours per week and is a permanent position. The post holder will support the provision of psychological assessment and intervention within inpatient and community settings. The post holder would be expected to travel to various mental health facilities in Gwent as part of their role.

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has an excellent track record for supporting continuing professional development and supporting career development. We enjoy close links with major universities and Clinical Training Courses. Support and supervision will be provided and opportunities for peer support are available through the assistant psychologist peer group, adult psychology speciality and wider psychology network

We anticipate a high number of applications for this position and would strongly encourage careful scrutiny of the person specification to ensure that candidates are eligible to apply. A degree in psychology is an essential requirement of this position and applicants will be required to demonstrate that they have a good honours degree in psychology (first or second class with eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society) to be shortlisted. Further, healthcare experience in the NHS (or comparable private service) is an essential criterion to be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will deliver low intensity psychological interventions, conduct observations, engage service users and assist the qualified Psychologists with assessments and interventions. They will support the work of the qualified psychologists and psychological therapy team by undertaking audit and evaluation, assisting with teaching, training and service development projects.

The successful applicants will benefit from high levels of support and high quality supervision throughout. There is plentiful opportunity for informal contact with peers and with qualified staff.

We welcome applications from individuals who have previous experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist on an honorary or paid basis, who are motivated and able to use their initiative. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience of psychological distress or use of mental health services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Good honours degree in Psychology (First or Second Class)
  • Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the BPS

Desirable criteria
  • Research degree
  • Training or formal qualifications in an evidence-based psychological therapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Voluntary or paid experience in mental health services or caring environments

Desirable criteria
  • Previous work as an Assistant Psychologist or Research Assistant.
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