Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 08 June 2025

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Job summary

City Adult Community Mental Health Teams is looking for an enthusiastic psychology graduate who is interested in applying for 24 months fixed term full time post, working in a busy team alongside other psychology professionals. It is essential that the applicant is eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. Our services cater for adults with complex or enduring mental health needs across the Central Norfolk locality.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve delivering psychologically informed interventions under weekly supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist. There will be opportunities for both individual and group work, as well as service-related research and audit. You will have a chance to undertake some inhouse training and co-facilitate teaching for psychology and non-psychology colleagues.

In our service we highly value personal growth and professional development, and as a department we have close links to the clinical psychology doctoral training programme at the UEA and have supported our previous assistant psychologists onto clinical training.

Previous experience of working with mental health presentations are desired attributes.

About us

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.

CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days' notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year gross pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7213398

Job locations

The City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Support the development and delivery of psychologically informed interventions.
  • Co-facilitate and support the running of workshops and groups.
  • Complete service evaluations and data analysis for the psychology team and wider CMHT.
  • Support with assessment and psychological intervention under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
  • Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and psychology meetings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Support the development and delivery of psychologically informed interventions.
  • Co-facilitate and support the running of workshops and groups.
  • Complete service evaluations and data analysis for the psychology team and wider CMHT.
  • Support with assessment and psychological intervention under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
  • Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and psychology meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BPS Accredited degree in Psychology

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of quantitative research

Desirable

  • Experience of research in the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis

Desirable

  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues. Presentation skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BPS Accredited degree in Psychology

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of quantitative research

Desirable

  • Experience of research in the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis

Desirable

  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues. Presentation skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

The City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

The City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Psychologist

Dr Jen Keane

jennifer.a.keane@nsft.nhs.uk

03001234178

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year gross pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7213398

Job locations

The City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


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