Assistant Psychologist | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust


Company:	Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4LU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Sept 2026
Closing date:	17 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you keenly interested in Autism and differential diagnosis? Do you want to work with children, young people and families? Do you want to be part of a supportive, reflective and developing multi-disciplinary service in Hertfordshire?

We are recruiting for 1 WTE permanent Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to the multidisciplinary Autism Assessment Service.

We have opportunities for dynamic and passionate individuals to provide support to Children and Young People (CYP) of all ages who may be autistic. HCT is working closely with system partners to implement a transformed diagnostic pathway for neurodivergent CYP. The vision in Hertfordshire is to ensure CYP and their families can access early support, advice, and information including timely provision of diagnostic assessments where clinically needed. We are an innovative and flexible team working to develop neuro-affirmative practices.

HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

You will work closely with the MDT / other agencies to contribute to autism assessments and the psychology provision within the service.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be experienced in working with autistic children and young people

• Be confident to work independently in schools and community settings

• Be highly professional when working in settings that can be highly emotive

• Be flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure

• Work both in a team environment and autonomously

We can offer you:

• Regular clinical and professional supervision from a clinical psychologist

• Personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development

• Support and guidance in transitioning into your new post

• Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, which includes other psychologists

• Involvement in service development including undertaking clinical audits, project work and service forums

· You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

· We put our service users, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

· Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

· We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

· We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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This is a permanent post based across Hertfordshire. The base will be agreed to meet service needs and demand. There might also be an opportunity for a proportion of your time to be home working (to be discussed with your manager).

For this role you will need to have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more specific information about this role.

Are you interested in developing your skills further? If so, apply now to be part of this friendly and forward-thinking Trust.

Full time/part time working patterns/secondments will be considered.

Interviews to be held on 8th October 2026

For further details / informal visits contact:

Sarah Cole, Clinical Psychologist. sarah.cole46@nhs.net

Laura Jackson, East & North Herts Team Lead. laura.jackson67@nhs.net

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Sep 2026

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