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Assistant Psychologist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 Pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 November 2025 |
| Location: | Scunthorpe, DN162JX |
| Company: | Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7520996/376-CP-0648 |
Summary
We are recruiting an Assistant Psychologist to work on a project that spans across our Trust services. The post will include supporting data collection from patients and colleagues, audit and research activity, literature review, and reviewing patient notes. There will be some opportunity for direct clinical work delivered to individual patients or as part of a group.
The funding for these posts has been acquired through the NHS People Plan and Mental Health Improvement Programme, which aims to support the expansion and diversity of psychological professions in the NHS workforce. Unpaid work and posts with uncertain career pathways to Clinical Psychology have contributed to disproportionate disadvantage for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic psychology graduates, graduates who are socio-economically disadvantaged and psychology graduates who have caring responsibilities. This additional funding aims to address these disadvantages by offering paid opportunities for aspiring clinical psychologists to gain clinical experience who otherwise would be disadvantaged as they are less able to volunteer their time.
We would therefore like to invite applications from psychology graduates who have (1) not worked as an Assistant Psychologist previously (paid or unpaid) and (2) are from one (or more) of the following groups: those from a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic background; those with a disability; those from LGBT+ communities; or those whose opportunities to work on a voluntary basis in Assistant Psychologist (or similar) roles have been significantly reduced due to caring responsibilities or financial disadvantage.Applicants will need to confirm that they meet both criteria (1) and demonstrate in their application forms how they meet criteria (2).
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
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
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025
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