Assistant Psychologist

Norfolk And Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a psychology graduate to join the CAMHS team in Great Yarmouth. The role will move the age range up to 18 years, involve assessing and delivering psychological interventions for young people and families, and provide supervision support from a clinical psychologist.

The post offers MDT collaboration, routine outcomes monitoring, and potential involvement in service evaluation within a supportive, development-focused team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with mental health and additional needs.
• Ability to adapt communication to children and young people.
• Solid understanding of psychology within health care contexts.
• High standard of psychological report writing.
• Knowledge of mental health in relation to children, young people and families.

Responsibilities

• Help assess, formulate and deliver psychological interventions for young people and families.
• Support with routine outcome measures and reporting.
• Contribute to service evaluation and MDT collaboration.
• Assist with reviews alongside Clinical Psychologists.
• Engage in group and family interventions where appropriate.

Skills

Mental health knowledge

Communication adaptability

Report writing quality

Psychology application to health care

Children and families understanding

Education

BPS accredited degree in Psychology

Job description

Job summary

This is an innovative service offering assessment and treatment of young people with a variety of complex mental health needs. We will be moving our age range from up to age 14, to 18 years old. We are looking for psychology graduates with previous Assistant Psychologist or relevant clinical experience who are interested in working with young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, who can be compassionate, thoughtful and have the ability to apply psychological theory to their work. Weekly supervision for this post will be provided by a clinical psychologist within the team. We have good links with the University of East Anglia (UEA) Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme with previous post holders having been accepted onto the clinical doctorate and regularly have Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.

We request that as part of your application you answer the following question in 500 words or less at the beginning of the supporting information section on your application form:

'What is important to consider when working with children, young people and their families?'

Please note that applications that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered for shortlisting

Main duties of the job

Within this role the post holder will have the opportunity to help assess, formulate and deliver a range of psychological interventions to young people and families across the CAMHS age range, as well as opportunities for delivering both group and family interventions. Working as part of the MDT this role will involve working with staff to offer psychologically informed care, develop psychological formulations as well as supporting the wider team with undertaking routine outcome measures and reporting on these outcomes. Further responsibilities of this post will be conducting reviews alongside Clinical Psychologists within the team, supporting the wider psychological therapies team and supporting with monitoring of clients on waiting lists. There will also be the opportunity to be involved in service evaluation.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted: 01 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year gross per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 246-GYW8237554
Job locations: Silverwood Child and Family Centre, Northgate Hospital Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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For further details please contact Emma Kimberlin-Burton on [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A BPS accredited degree in Psychology
• Experience of working with individuals with mental health and additional needs
• Ability to adapt communication style and approach to working with a variety of children and young people
• Knowledge of mental health
• High standard of report writing
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care
• Understanding of mental health in relation to children, young people and families

Other

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle

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).

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