Assistant Psychologist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£27,485 to £30,162 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Hailsham, BN27 4HU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	9 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Sept 2026

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Summary

REQUIREMENTS To be a successful Assistant Psychologist in our team you will be/have: Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology or equivalent. Eligible for graduate membership with British Psychological Society Have access to a car- Travel between sites is essential to the role and unfortunately public transport is limited. Please note that the funding is specifically intended to break down barriers to gaining appropriate experience in the profession. Whilst the role is open to anyone who can suitably reflect on structural inequalities, we are particularly keen to encourage applications from those that identify as belonging to a group that are nationally recognised as being under represented in Clinical Psychology. These are: Individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds Those from low socio-economic backgrounds as defined by Gov.uk Individuals with unpaid caring responsibilities as defined by NHSE You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting clients and their families on their recovery journeys Clinical experiences may include: Supporting group sessions Present clinically prepared information to patients within workshops / webinars, un-der the supervision of a qualified clinician Quality improvement work to include research / audit / support with clinical pathway coordination and analysis Liaison with a range of services to include health, social care and voluntary agencies to support patient pathways Observe supervisor or other members of MDT conduct assessments, take notes during assessment and write these up afterwards for supervisor to check. Gather information about a service user from the Clinical Information System to assist overall assessment of a service user. Observation of full neuropsychological assessments, scoring of neuropsychological tests to be checked by supervisor and discussed in supervision. Non-clinical experiences may include: Administration and scoring of outcome measures Involvement in service evaluation, audit and research projects (including but not limited to: database and questionnaire design, data analysis, preparation of NHS ethics forms and audit proposal forms, literature review) Collation of information of local services, preparation of service user information leaflets and creation of displays about local services/psychological themes for ser-vice user waiting areas. Assistant psychologists will receive one hour of supervision per week and may re-quest a reference from their supervisor. A specialised induction programme and ongoing support will also be available to assistant psychologists to support learning in these posts. See attached Generic Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact: sarah.mansfield10@nhs.net

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