Assistant Psychologist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG5 3FL |
| Company: | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7224977/186-696-25-GH |
Summary
Assistant Psychologist
Please note this vacancy will close early when a sufficient number of applications have been received.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a full time Assistant Psychologist to join the Community CAMHS Eating Disorder Service based at The Lookout, Hopewood.
The post holder will support the clinical psychology provision to undertake assessment, consultation and intervention. Intervention will involve working directly with Children, Young People and Families under the supervision of the Clinical Psychologist.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
You will work as part of the Community CAMHS Eating Disorder multi-disciplinary team
Your main duties include:
• To support and carry out a range of psychometric and other assessments with people who have an eating disorder or other mental health difficulties.
• To support and carry out defined therapeutic interventions with young people with an eating disorder or other mental health difficulties.
• To support interventions with staff teams, such as consultancy, training, identifying resources, multi-disciplinary working, signposting staff to appropriate services and service promotion.
• To support data collection and analysis, for both clinical and service evaluation, as required. This may include collecting and reviewing a variety of data such as psychometric scores, interview data, historical information, literature searches. It may also involve data analysis and report writing under supervision.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Please refer to the Job description and Person Specification documents for further details (Documents separately attached).
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
This advert closes on Friday 6 Jun 2025
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