Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Senior Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 22 July 2025

Job summary

We have a very exciting opportunity for Assistant psychologist's to gain specialist experience in diagnostics and/or treatment pathways for adults living with ADHD, Autism or Tourette's.

You will be joining a very well established service that is committed to providing safe, quality and effective services for people of Northamptonshire.

You will obtain frequent, highly skilled supervision to support your ongoing professional development and will be encouraged to utilise innovation to continue the development of our highly in demand service.

To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients including: neuropsychological tests; self-report measures; rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations; and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist in community settings.

To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups if required.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

To communicate professionally and effectively and to use interpersonal skills effectively with clients

Main duties of the job

To support the service in meeting its aims and objectives- providing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for adults with ADHD, ASD or Tourette's.

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.

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

270-TG194-MH

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Has experience with working with those who experience neurodivergent differences

Desirable

Has experience with working with those who experience mental health difficulties

Ability to manage highly sensitive information in a professional manner

Essential

Ability to manage highly sensitive information in a professional manner

Desirable

Can demonstrate experience at working with those from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Has experience with working with those who experience neurodivergent differences

Desirable

Has experience with working with those who experience mental health difficulties

Ability to manage highly sensitive information in a professional manner

Essential

Ability to manage highly sensitive information in a professional manner

Desirable

Can demonstrate experience at working with those from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds

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).

Additional information