Assistant Psychologist

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Walsall is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to support assessment and intervention for children with learning disabilities. The successful candidate must have a 2:1 degree in psychology and experience with data collection and clinical assessments. This position involves working closely with Applied Psychologists and conducting clinically related administrative tasks. Ideal applicants should come from a background that includes working directly with clients experiencing severe learning disabilities.

Qualifications

• Have at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree in Psychology allowing for GBC membership with the BPS.
• Experience working as an assistant psychologist or equivalent.
• Experience working with people with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist Applied Psychologists with specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Conduct audits and collect data.
• Work under the supervision of a practitioner psychologist.

Skills

Communication skills

Data collection

Assessment skills

Working with clients

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

2:1 undergraduate degree in Psychology

Job description

Go back Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 23 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Walsall Learning Disability (LD) CAMHS team. The successful applicant will work under supervision with children and young people with moderate to severe learning disability who are experiencing a range of mental health needs and/or displaying significant behavioural distress.

The LD-CAMHS team is part of the wider CAMHS service and has active links with the Intensive Support Team, Key Worker Team and the Disabled Children and Young People's Team.

Applicants must have a first degree in psychology with eligibility for British Psychological Society Graduate Basis for Chartership, 2:1 or above. Applicants will ideally have prior clinical and research experience, including data and statistical analysis.

Main duties of the job

Duties will vary but include observational assessment and clinical work, data collection, audit and evaluation. All work will be completed under close supervision by an Applied Psychologist.

We are looking for a psychology graduate who already has some experience of data collection, assessment and working directly with clients and it would be desirable if they already had experience of working with service users with a severe learning disability.

About us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1st April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust.

Just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues, to achieve the best possible work/life balance.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for full details.

To assist Applied Psychologists in the delivery of specialist psychological assessments and interventions to young people with learning disabilities and complex mental health conditions which may include challenging behaviours. All work will be completed under the close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct audits, collect data, develop audit and/or research projects.

To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

• Have at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree in Psychology that allows Graduate Basis for Chartered (GBC) membership with the BPS
• Must have experience of working as an assistant psychologist or equivalent
• Experience of working with people with learning disability and/or challenging behaviour
• Awareness of risk assessment and risk management relevant to the role
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing effectively, to a wide range of people
• Must be able to use own initiative and know when to come for supervision
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

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.

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