Assistant Psychologist

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bristol seeks an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join a professional team. The role involves direct patient work and supporting qualified psychologists. Candidates must have a relevant psychology degree, and strong communication and data analysis skills are essential. Full-time position with salary between £31,049 and £37,796, based at Bristol Royal Children's Hospital.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in health, care, or education.
• Ability to communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• High level of computer literacy and familiarity with statistical software.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments including tests and interviews.
• Support qualified psychologists in delivering services.
• Maintain clinical and administrative databases.

Skills

Communicating with diverse cultural backgrounds

Data analysis

Psychometric testing

Teamwork

Education

1st or Upper 2nd Honours degree in Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SPSS

Job description

Job summary

Psychological Health Services is looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and professional Assistant Psychologists to join psychological services within Psychological Health Services and Paediatric Neuropsychology team.

This position will involve a mixture of direct work with patients and non-patient facing tasks, assisting qualified psychologists in the delivery of psychological services. Duties will include the administration and scoring of standardised psychometric assessments, the collection and inputting of clinical outcome data, dissemination of psychosocial information, maintaining databases, analysing data, and contributing to service development and resource.

We strongly encourage applications from psychologists from groups under-represented within psychological professions.

Please note that due to significant interest, this position may close early if a sufficient number of candidates apply!

Main duties of the job

Work in inpatient and outpatient settings with children and adults.

To undertake protocol based psychological assessment of clients, including neuropsychological, tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

Score psychometric measures and/or questionnaires and accurately collate the data into databases for interpretation by qualified clinical psychologists.

Prepare case history summaries.

The post holder is required to concentrate intensely for prolonged periods during clinical work. There may be some patients who require assessment who present with confusion, agitation and are high levels of emotion

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping to enable qualified colleagues to supervise this work, adhering to documentation standards.

Maintain clinical and administrative databases.

Carry out information gathering, evidence-based literature searches and evaluation of literature, researching and producing clinical materials

Observe all relevant local and national guidelines, standards and policies

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pa pro rata (depending on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

387-WC5645-NG

Job locations

Bristol Royal Children's Hospital

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see job description and service specification attached. Applications from candidates with a broad range of interest are most welcome.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see job description and service specification attached. Applications from candidates with a broad range of interest are most welcome.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1st or Upper 2nd Honours degree in Psychology with graduate basis for registration to the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Desirable

• Trained in psychometric testing
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology and / or research design and analysis

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Relevant experience working/ volunteering in health, care or education settings with children or adults.
• To have experience of / be comfortable and confident communicating with individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds, including those who do not speak English as a first language
• High level of computer literacy and be familiar and competent in the use of word processing, database, power point and statistical packages for the social sciences, including Microsoft Excel and SPSS

Desirable

• Relevant experience working in research
• Experience of using qualitative interviewing methods
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams

Aptitude Essential

• Ability to quickly learn and assimilate new skills and knowledge, so that they can be relied upon to carry out technical and basic clinical tasks effectively, without direct supervision once training is complete
• Interest and motivation to work in clinical psychology and/or neuropsychology
• Good observational skills in order to note and record relevant behavioural data that may have an impact on interpretation of test data

Skills and Abilities Essential

• The ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential. The ability to liaise with staff of all levels, patients and members of the public is required
• Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills that can be applied with confidence to communication with professional colleagues, with senior colleagues within the health service and with patients and their families or carers, such that they are able to interact in a professional and effective manner and to be an ambassador for the service
• To demonstrate skills in interpersonal interaction and communication to develop rapport with patients of varying ages, levels of cognitive function and emotional stability
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Excellent organisational, time management and task management skills in order to respond to the demands of the post
• Reliable
• Attention to detail

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1st or Upper 2nd Honours degree in Psychology with graduate basis for registration to the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Desirable

• Trained in psychometric testing
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology and / or research design and analysis

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Relevant experience working/ volunteering in health, care or education settings with children or adults.
• To have experience of / be comfortable and confident communicating with individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds, including those who do not speak English as a first language
• High level of computer literacy and be familiar and competent in the use of word processing, database, power point and statistical packages for the social sciences, including Microsoft Excel and SPSS

Desirable

• Relevant experience working in research
• Experience of using qualitative interviewing methods
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams

Aptitude Essential

• Ability to quickly learn and assimilate new skills and knowledge, so that they can be relied upon to carry out technical and basic clinical tasks effectively, without direct supervision once training is complete
• Interest and motivation to work in clinical psychology and/or neuropsychology
• Good observational skills in order to note and record relevant behavioural data that may have an impact on interpretation of test data

Skills and Abilities Essential

• The ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential. The ability to liaise with staff of all levels, patients and members of the public is required
• Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills that can be applied with confidence to communication with professional colleagues, with senior colleagues within the health service and with patients and their families or carers, such that they are able to interact in a professional and effective manner and to be an ambassador for the service
• To demonstrate skills in interpersonal interaction and communication to develop rapport with patients of varying ages, levels of cognitive function and emotional stability
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Excellent organisational, time management and task management skills in order to respond to the demands of the post
• Reliable
• Attention to detail

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Children's Hospital

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Children's Hospital

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)