Assistant Psychologist

Louder Than Words; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Plymouth seeks a part-time professional to assist in providing psychological assessments and interventions. Ideal candidates will hold an undergraduate degree in psychology and have experience working with mental health service users. The role involves collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team and delivering high-quality care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Paid training pathways

Protected CPD time

Funding for qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience of working with mental health service users.
• Competency in using spreadsheets and databases.
• Training or qualification in counselling skills or CBT is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing psychological assessments.
• Deliver psychological interventions to service users.
• Communicate effectively with service users and colleagues.

Skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Ability to travel

Education

Undergraduate degree in psychology

Graduate membership of the BPS

Job description

Job Summary

26.25 hours per week.

About Us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres and health hubs. We are guided by our values of kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives. We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programmes and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programmes ensure a smooth transition into our organisation. Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro‑diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Clinical Neuropsychology Service in providing psychological assessments, including neuropsychological and cognitive assessments and behavioural assessments, scoring and analysing results.
• Develop psychological formulations for individual service users that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs, using an appropriate theoretical framework.
• Collaboratively establish individual service user goals towards recovery.
• Deliver psychological interventions to service users, for example CBT‑informed structured interventions, cognitive remediation, guided self‑help, co‑facilitated group work.
• Support audit and research activities of the service, including data collection, analysis and contributing to service evaluation and research initiatives.
• Under the supervision and working in partnership with clinical psychologists and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team, deliver a high standard of care/therapy through assessment, planning, goal setting and review of individual service user needs.
• Manage a caseload with support and clinical supervision from a designated practitioner psychologist.
• Deliver brief non‑complex therapies to service users under the supervision of a qualified psychological therapist/psychologist.
• Co‑facilitate group interventions alongside and under the supervision of qualified psychological therapists/psychologists.
• Work with patients using self‑help materials creatively and collaboratively, providing information about other local services relevant to their needs.
• Under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, administer, score and interpret neuropsychological assessments, and develop/deliver appropriate intervention plans, e.g. cognitive remediation.
• Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of effective outcomes, including conducting evaluations using clinical outcome measures and satisfaction surveys.
• Communicate effectively with service users, relatives/carers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a manner that is sensitive, open, welcoming and person‑centred.
• Use IT systems effectively and maintain accurate, up‑to‑date clinical records in accordance with Trust policy.
• Assist with research, evaluation studies and clinical audit relevant to clinical neurospsychology, and help disseminate results to service users, carers, service managers, other professionals and academic audiences.
• Engage in continuing professional development in line with the recommendations of the HCPC and the BPS.
• Maintain client records, clinical resources and databases as required.
• Take part in effective team working, sharing relevant verbal and written information promptly, and continuously reviewing and revising working practices to deliver best clinical practice and increased efficiencies.
• Participate in reflective practice to ensure the service continually improves and lessons are learned when mistakes are made.
• Work in partnership with the wider health and social network.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in psychology.
• Eligible for graduate membership of the BPS.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Training or qualification in counselling skills, CBT, brief therapy or similar.

Essential Skills:

• IT skills.
• Competency in using spreadsheets and databases.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel extensively across the area as and when required to meet the needs of the service.

Essential Experience:

• Experience of working with mental health service users or individuals with neurological or chronic health conditions in a statutory or voluntary capacity, or life experience of coping with mental health problems or chronic health difficulties, including personal experience, an active carer role, or volunteering.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of research and audit in real‑world settings.
• Experience of co‑facilitating groups.
• Experience of working in a team.
• Experience of cognitive assessment and administration in practice.
• Knowledge of community mental health settings and inpatient settings.

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 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.

Details

Date posted: 14 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 4

Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year pa, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number: B9832-2025-SP-1124

Job locations: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY

Employer Details

Livewell Southwest
200 Mount Gould Road
Mount Gould
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 7PY
Website: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/

Additional notes: All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service. Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.