Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Senior Assistant Psychologist

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Job summary

This post is for a Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologistwithin the Inpatient Psychology Service at Berrywood Hospital.

The post holder will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service; providing psychological assessment, facilitation of groupsand some limited low intensity psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.

The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, and collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work when required.

The post holder will be line managed and supervised within Inpatient Psychology.

Main duties of the job

To facilitate and support the running of psychoeducation and stabilisation groups on the wards at Berrywood Hospital.

To consider a research design, develop a research project, administer outcome measures and carry out audit of the groups as required under the supervision of a psychologist.

To carry out appropriate one to one direct work with service users under supervision of a psychologist.

To carry out CPD as required for assistant psychologist positions.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

270-TG102-MH

Job locations

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive

Northampton

NN5 6UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Psychology Degree with GBR

Desirable

  • additional relevent training or skills

Experience

Essential

  • relevant experience to the post minimum 1 year

Desirable

  • additional experience relevant to post/area of work
  • experience that is not in the area but useful

skills

Essential

  • relevant/ applicable skills to post

Desirable

  • unrelated but applicable skills to post
  • CPD/training/qualification in particular skillset
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Psychology Degree with GBR

Desirable

  • additional relevent training or skills

Experience

Essential

  • relevant experience to the post minimum 1 year

Desirable

  • additional experience relevant to post/area of work
  • experience that is not in the area but useful

skills

Essential

  • relevant/ applicable skills to post

Desirable

  • unrelated but applicable skills to post
  • CPD/training/qualification in particular skillset

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive

Northampton

NN5 6UD


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive

Northampton

NN5 6UD


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Lead Psychologist, Berrywood Hospital

Dr Jaspreet Tehara

jaspreet.tehara@nhft.nhs.uk

07510381953

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

270-TG102-MH

Job locations

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive

Northampton

NN5 6UD


Supporting documents

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