Assistant Psychologist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave plus birthday off

Rewards & Benefits Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card access

Life Assurance

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join the Department of Psychological Therapies at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham. You will work within a specialist 10-bedded LD service and a 14-bedded Low secure ASD service, contributing to assessments, interventions, and service development.

The role requires an upper second-class psychology degree with BPS membership eligibility, experience with LD/ASD, and strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level psychology degree with minimum 2:1/upper second-class honours or equivalent.
• Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Experience of working with adults with Learning Disability and/or Autism is preferred.
• Experience maintaining office systems and performing administration tasks.
• Commitment to evidence-based therapeutic interventions and clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to psychological assessments and formulations.
• Facilitating 1:1 and group psychological interventions and monitoring outcomes.
• Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training to others.
• Supporting reflective practice for staff and maintaining clinical databases.
• Completing outcome measures and writing reports for various audiences.
• Contributing to service evaluation and research tasks, including data analysis.

Skills

LD/Autism experience

Admin tasks

Organised

Communication skills

Education

Upper second-class honours in Psychology

Eligibility for Graduate BPS membership

Job description

Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join Thornford Park Hospital as an Assistant Psychologist where you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

What You Will Be Doing

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to recruit to the position of Assistant Psychologist to join the Department of Psychological Therapies at Thornford Park Hospital. Supporting a specialised 10-bedded medium secure service for males with a primary diagnosis of Learning Disability and the to support a 14-bedded Low secure service for males with ASD.

We are looking for a Assistant Psychologist with some experience of working with adults with Learning Disability/ASD and/or Mental Health difficulties, and a passion to learn and develop, to join our friendly team in secure services. Secure services has a team of psychologists, art therapists, drama therapists, speech & language therapists, trainee psychologists, and assistant psychologists, with expertise in working with people with a wide range of presenting difficulties, including violent offender, sex offending, substance use problems, personality disorder, and enduring Mental Health difficulties.

As An Assistant Psychologist You Will Be

• Contributing to psychological assessments and formulations
• Facilitating psychological interventions on a 1:1 and/or group basis to service users, monitoring and reporting upon their effectiveness
• Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training to others
• Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice for staff
• Maintaining clinical databases
• Completing outcome measures
• Writing reports for various audiences
• Service evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statistics
• Undertaking clinically relevant audits

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have

• A minimum of an upper second-class honours degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Experience of working with individuals with a Learning Disability and/or Autism
• Experience of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasks
• Creative thinking, clinical efficacy, and a strong commitment to working with evidenced based models of therapeutic intervention
• Strong organisation skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• To meet professional practice expectations including the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the BPS code of ethics and conduct

Where You Will Be Working

Location: Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

Thornford Park is a 141 bed hospital set within 21 acres of Berkshire countryside, offering a seamless care pathway across medium and low secure services, psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs), and rehabilitation flats. The site supports men and women with complex Mental Health needs, Personality Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and Autism—often with histories of offending or previous placement challenges.

What You’ll Get

• Annual base salary of £25,900
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About Your Next Employer

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.