Assistant Psychologist

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join the Child Psychology Team within Clinical Health Psychology and the Airedale CDC. The role spans ASC assessments for 0-7 years and therapeutic input for children with long-term health conditions.

You will contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, deliver observations in school and home environments, and provide follow-up support post-diagnosis under clinical supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience as Assistant Clinical Psychologist or NHS experience with children and adolescents.
• Experience with ASC assessments and neurodevelopmental differences in early years.
• Ability to work in MDT settings and conduct psychometric assessments.

Responsibilities

• Work in Child Psychology Team assessing ASC in children aged 0-7 years.
• Provide psychological input for children with long-term health conditions.
• Deliver observations in education and home settings with clinical oversight.
• Support follow-up after assessment/diagnosis and contribute to service evaluations.

Skills

Communication skills

ASC assessment knowledge

Data analysis

Report writing

NHS experience

MDT teamwork

Language skills (South Asian / Eastern

Education

Honours degree in Psychology (2i) or 2i with Masters

HCPC Registration eligible

Graduate BPS membership

Tools

ADOS training

Databases

Psychometric tests

Research design & analysis

Job description

Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Luke's Hospital Town Bradford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

Assistant Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Closing Date: 21.09.26

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 22.09.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: 28.09.26

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Psychologist, who is highly skilled in working with children and young people, to work within the Child Psychology Team in Bradford Hospital’s Clinical Health Psychology service and Airedale Child Development Centre (CDC). The post holder will work as a member of two established multidisciplinary teams, providing specialist assessments of autism spectrum conditions (ASC), to children and young people aged 0-7y, and specialist therapeutic input to children and young people with diagnoses of long term physical health conditions.

Within the ASC pathway, the role will involve offering support to children and their parents/carers during the ASC assessment processes, the delivery of observations in education and home settings, undertaking a variety of assessments with clinical oversight from a qualified Clinical Psychologist, and providing follow-up support after assessment/diagnosis.

Within the General Paediatrics pathway, the role will involve delivering psychological support to children and young people with long term health conditions, supporting individual and group interventions, and service evaluations.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a member of established multidisciplinary teams, within Bradford Clinical Health Psychology and CDC services. The teams provide specialist assessments of autism spectrum conditions (ASC), to children and young people aged 0-7y, and specialist therapeutic input to children and young people with diagnoses of long term physical health conditions.

To work within a multidisciplinary ASC assessment team to assist in assessment, to offer support to children and their parents/carers during the assessment processes, the delivery of observations in education and home settings, undertaking a variety assessments, with clinical oversight from a qualified Clinical Psychologist, and follow-up support after assessment/diagnosis.

To work within teams delivering psychological support to children and young people with long term health conditions, to support individual and group interventions, and service evaluations.

The post holder will work independently according to a plan agreed with their supervisor and within the overall framework of local policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working as an Assistant Clinical Psychologist
• Previous experience of working in the NHS, directly with people who present with behavioural, cognitive and emotional difficulties.
• Experience of working with children and young people, including those with ASC.
• Experience of using psychometric measures
• Experience of working in an MDT
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs and/or disability, and their families

Skills

• High level communication skills (written and verbal), including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive.
• Knowledge of ASC and familiarity with tools for its assessment. To be ADOS trained.
• Experience in using databases and performing data analysis.
• Previous research and audit experience.
• Familiarity with other neuropsychological tests.
• Experience in writing high quality reports.
• Language skills in common with South Asian or Eastern European languages.

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of the principles of psychological and psychometric assessment
• An understanding of the psychological needs and difficulties of children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difference

Qualifications

• Honours Degree in Psychology to at least 2i standard, or 2ii with relevant Masters degree.
• Eligible for HCPC Registration and/or Graduate membership of the BPS.
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology and/or research design and analysis

Other Requirements

• Ability to work professionally and ethically
• Ability to work independently whilst recognising own limits
• Ability to reflect on own practice and respond positively to clinical and professional supervision
• Ability to interact effectively with people with psychological, behaviour and cognitive problems
• Ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
• Willingness to undertake professional training and development
• Able to demonstrate a clear interest in the advertised post and relate previous experience to the post
• Must have an independent means of motorised transport with access to a vehicle for work (or acceptable alternative).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.