Assistant Psychologist
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9232-26-0057 |
Summary
1. Under the clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist, undertakes assessments of psychological status and function, personality, beliefs, attitudes, behaviour, emotional function, other relevant psychological characteristics and dimensions and factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the young persons difficulties, using standardised psychometric instruments, protocol based assessment tools, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and structured and semi-structured interviews as required. Utilises assessment techniques directly with clients and collects information from family members and others involved in the young persons care as appropriate. 2. Assists qualified psychologists in the scoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of psychological assessments undertaken with clients and others to support the formulation of a clients difficulties. 3. Under the clinical supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, assists in the formulation of the young persons difficulties and in the planning and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of the young persons difficulties in community and in-patient/residential settings. 4. Under the clinical supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, delivers brief therapeutic interventions developed or guided by the qualified psychologist or otherwise defined by protocol, for individual young people and for families. This may include DBT-informed (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy) and NVR-informed (Non-Violent Resistance) work. 5. As per service need, under the clinical supervision of a qualified psychologist, assists in the planning, development, co-ordination and delivery of therapeutic groups, including for example group approaches for young people and their families to the management of anxiety, or emotional regulation group interventions. Acts as co-therapist with qualified psychologist or other designated clinician and as appropriate runs group in accordance with agreed protocol. 6. When completing clinical duties, receives, obtains and communicates complex and sensitive clinical and personal information, sometimes in circumstances where there may be constraints on the motivation, cooperation, understanding or acceptance of the young people involved or their families