Assistant Psychologist

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 3 Assistant Psychologists to join South Durham, Adult Community Planned Care. Supervised by a Clinical Psychologist, the successful candidate will work alongside supportive, innovative and collaborative multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality and timely evidence-based care to people in the community. Applicants must have a degree in Psychology and be eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Sponsorship may be available for this role in specific circumstances in line with Home Office regulations, where applicants were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the immigration rules in place before 22 July 2025, and have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then.

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The post holders will be involved in supporting the provision of psychologically informed care and psychological interventions through direct and indirect clinical activities. This will include attendance at multidisciplinary meetings, contribution to psychological assessment and formulation, developing behaviour support plans, non-pharmacological interventions, groups and evaluation of outcomes.

We have a commitment to staff development and have an excellent track record for developing our psychology workforce. Successful candidates will have good communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate empathy towards our client group.

We will support you by providing a positive working experience within our teams and service, with the commitment of giving you access to opportunities that will be essential in your professional development. Furthermore, you will receive robust supervision and appraisals, talent management and access to training opportunities. There will also be exciting opportunities to help to support service development beyond the team and across the locality.

We are looking for highly motivated staff who will lead the way as role models within the team, demonstrating compassionate leadership. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must be able to demonstrate best practice in mental health service delivery.

Our teams are compassionate, inclusive, and committed working together to provide excellent care.

Date posted: 13 March 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 4

Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 346-DDA-041-26

Job locations:
Goodall Centre or Enterprise House, Bishop Auckland/ Spennymoor, DL14 6QN

Employer name:
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address:
Goodall Centre or Enterprise House, Bishop Auckland/ Spennymoor, DL14 6QN

Employer's website:

Qualifications

• Degree in psychology.
• Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of community sensitive information
• Understanding of needs of people with mental ill health
• Awareness of the application of psychology within health care
• Demonstrate awareness of confidentiality within health care

Experience

• Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services.
• Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language).

Desirable

• Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.