Assistant Psychologist

NHS; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Pontypool seeks Assistant Psychologists to join their Older Adult Psychology Service. The role involves delivering psychological assessments and interventions for individuals and groups, supporting service delivery outcomes. Applicants should have a psychology degree and experience in related areas. This is a fixed-term position for 24 months, offering significant support and supervision.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Extensive training opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience as AP or Research Assistant required.
• Previous delivery of group interventions is desirable.
• Previous experience of delivering psychological intervention.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group-based and individual psychological assessments.
• Assist qualified Psychologists in their roles.
• Conduct neuropsychological assessments with individuals.

Skills

Basic competency in word processing

Statistical analysis

Education

Psychology degree with GBR

Tools

SPSS

Excel

Job description

Job summary

The Older Adult Psychology Service provides therapeutic and psychological interventions for adults aged over 65 years across Gwent with their mental health needs , alongside our colleagues in CMHT and Memory Teams in the Wider Older Adult Directorate. We also provide services for adults who have concerns about progressive cognitive decline.

Our Assistant Psychologists are integral to our service and will have a key role in providing structured assessments and interventions to people on an individual or group basis, including neuropsychological assessment. They also support the wider work of the psychology team, including audit and service development

Much of our work is delivered face to face across Gwent, and the ability to travel to support people at different team bases or in their own homes is essential.

Our Psychology team includes dedicated administrative support, assistant psychologists, arts therapists, a CAAP and practitioner psychologists, and we liaise with a range of multidisciplinary professionals in our work.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 24 months from start date due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

The Older Adult Psychology Service works across all five Older Adult CMHTs and Memory Assessment Services in Gwent, as well as within mental health inpatient and general hospital sites. We provide a range of interventions to people who use our services. Our aim is always to offer high quality, evidence based and formulation driven psychological interventions to enable people to live as well as possible.

The posts will involve delivering group based and individual psychological assessments and interventions, and assisting qualified Psychologists and Psychological and Arts Therapies in their roles. It will also involve the delivery of neuropsychological assessments with individuals.

Our Assistant Psychologists will also support data collection and reporting, and monitoring service delivery outcomes, and be involved in departmental service improvement projects. The successful applicants will benefit from high levels of support and high quality supervision throughout.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Details Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,516 to £38,364 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

040-ACS237-0825

Job locations

Ty Siriol, County Hospital

Coed-y-Gric Road

Griffithstown, Pontypool

NP4 5YA

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Psychology degree with GBR

Desirable

• Post-graduate degree
• Formal training in a psychological intervention (e.g. CBT or DBT)

Experience Essential

• Previous experience as AP or Research Assistant

Desirable

• Previous delivery group interventions
• Previous experience of delivering psychological intervention
• Ability to reflect on own lived experience
• Previous delivery of neuropsychological assessment
• Ability to reflect on and learn from previous work experiences

Skills and Knowlege Essential

• Basic competency in word processing and statistical analysis

Desirable

• Experience using computers for databases or data analysis, including SPSS and Excel

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Psychology degree with GBR

Desirable

• Post-graduate degree
• Formal training in a psychological intervention (e.g. CBT or DBT)

Experience Essential

• Previous experience as AP or Research Assistant

Desirable

• Previous delivery group interventions
• Previous experience of delivering psychological intervention
• Ability to reflect on own lived experience
• Previous delivery of neuropsychological assessment
• Ability to reflect on and learn from previous work experiences

Skills and Knowlege Essential

• Basic competency in word processing and statistical analysis

Desirable

• Experience using computers for databases or data analysis, including SPSS and Excel

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Ty Siriol, County Hospital

Coed-y-Gric Road

Griffithstown, Pontypool

NP4 5YA

Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Ty Siriol, County Hospital

Coed-y-Gric Road

Griffithstown, Pontypool

NP4 5YA

Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)