Assistant Psychologist

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Colwyn Bay; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking a dedicated assistant psychologist to support the provision of psychological services under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. You will assist in assessments, care planning, and intervention delivery across clinical settings, while maintaining records and contributing to research and service evaluation.

Desirable Welsh language skills and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology is essential.
• Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Some knowledge of the client group and lifespan development is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering psychological assessments and interventions under supervision, including care planning and therapeutic support.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and prioritise workload.
• Support teaching, audit, research and service evaluation activities, including data collection and report writing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Honours degree in Psychology

Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Job description

Job Overview

To assist in the provision of a psychological service to clients within the specialty under the direction of the supervising clinical psychologist.

To assist in the provision of a psychological service to clients within the specialty under the direction of the supervising clinical psychologist.

To be responsible for the planning and prioritisation of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist.

To undertake assessments of clients and implement programmes of care or intervention following guidance from the supervising clinical psychologist.

To undertake research activities as required and directed by the supervising clinical psychologist.

To work within guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist

Main duties of the job

Assist in delivering psychological assessments and interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, including assessment, care planning, and therapeutic support across a range of clinical settings. Contribute to multidisciplinary working, therapeutic group delivery, and the communication of sensitive clinical information to clients, families, and professionals. Maintain accurate clinical records, manage and prioritise workload effectively, and work in accordance with Health Board policies, professional standards, and governance requirements. Support teaching, training, audit, research, and service evaluation activities, including data collection, analysis, and report writing. Utilise information technology systems to support clinical practice and service delivery, ensure the appropriate use of Health Board resources, and provide activity and performance data to support service monitoring and development.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and /or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good Honours Degree in Psychology
• Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Some knowledge and understanding of the client group with whom the post holder will be working.
• Undergraduate level knowledge of psychology including some knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology and models of psychopathology.
• Undergraduate level knowledge of research design and methodology.

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at skills development courses or training.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with clients within a clinical, social care or educational setting.
• Experience of undertaking therapeutic work or involvement in developmental assessments.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with children, young people and their families within more than one clinical social care or educational setting.

Aptitudes And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to use interpersonal and communication skills to convey and receive sensitive information effectively, requiring empathy and reassurance, and the ability to overcome barriers to understanding.
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings under supervision.
• The ability to consider a range of facts while assessing clients, following guidelines given by the supervisor.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
• Ability to manipulate test materials, make observations and record data with a high need for accuracy.
• Basic IT skills.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
• Advanced IT skills