Assistant Psychologist

Transformation Unit; North East; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home or remote working

Job summary

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust in County Durham and Darlington invites applications for an Assistant Psychologist. The role is within the Durham Tees Valley Mental Health Treatment Requirement service for a three-month fixed period.

The post involves work with adults in the Criminal Justice System across six courts, with travel required; NHS England funded for recent psychology graduates. If you are committed to improving mental wellbeing, you will join a supportive team and contribute to

Responsibilities

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Durham Tees Valley Mental Health Treatment Requirement (DTV MHTR) service within Health and Justice for a three-month fixed period.
• The service covers County Durham and Teesside, offering a service into six courts across the two counties.
• Given the geography there is a considerable amount of travel required in the post.
• The service is aimed at adults currently going through the Criminal Justice System, who have pled or been found guilty, whose offence meets the threshold for community sentence, and who have consented to engage (the service is voluntary).
• As part of the team, with compassion you will actively work to support service users to improve mental wellbeing and overall quality of life.

Job description

Main area Fornesic Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract 3 months (Fixed Term/Secondment for 3 months) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 346-CORP-139-26

Employer Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Trancroft, Lanchester Road Hospital Town Durham Salary £28,392 - £31,157 (pro rata), per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Assistant Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 4

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Durham Tees Valley Mental Health Treatment Requirement (DTV MHTR) service within Health and Justice for a three-month fixed period. DTV MHTR is one of three community sentence treatment requirements available for individuals being considered for a community or suspended sentence. The service covers County Durham and Teesside, offering a service into six courts across the two counties. Given the geography there is a considerable amount of travel required in the post. The service is aimed at adults currently going through the Criminal Justice System, who have pled or been found guilty, whose offence meets the threshold for community sentence, and who have consented to engage (the service is voluntary). As part of the team, with compassion you will actively work to support service users to improve mental wellbeing and overall quality of life.

This post is funded by NHS England for recent psychology graduates looking