Assistant Psychologist Sponsorship

About This Role

This full-time Assistant Psychologist role involves supporting the delivery of psychological services under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. The position focuses on conducting psychological assessments, contributing to care planning and therapeutic interventions, and providing therapeutic support to clients across various clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of psychological services under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist
• Conduct psychological assessments
• Contribute to care planning and therapeutic interventions
• Provide therapeutic support to clients across different clinical settings
• Assist with therapeutic groups and multidisciplinary team activities
• Communicate sensitive clinical information to clients, families and healthcare professionals
• Maintain accurate clinical records and prioritise workload effectively
• Support teaching, training, clinical audits, research and service evaluations
• Collect and analyse data and assist with report writing
• Use IT systems to support clinical practice, service delivery and performance monitoring
• Work in line with Health Board policies, professional standards and clinical governance requirements

Requirements

• Good honours degree in Psychology
• Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Knowledge of psychology, lifespan development, psychopathology and research methods
• Understanding of the client group served by the clinical team
• Experience working with clients in clinical, social care or educational settings
• Experience in therapeutic work or developmental assessments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including empathy and the ability to communicate sensitive information
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams under supervision
• Good assessment, observation, data recording and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently within agreed guidelines and manage workload reliably
• Basic IT skills
• A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required

Nice to have:

• Experience working with children, young people and families across different settings
• Additional skills training
• Advanced IT skills
• Ability to speak Welsh

Benefits

• Skilled Worker visa sponsorship applications are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications
• Opportunity to gain experience in psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions