Assistant Psychologist – MHTR

Turning Point UK; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming lives in the Leicester area. As an Assistant Psychologist, you will be part of a dynamic team providing essential psycho-social interventions to clients facing mental health challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally while making a significant impact in the community. With a starting salary of £25,772 and a clear pathway for progression, you will receive tailored training and support to excel in your career. Embrace this chance to contribute to meaningful change and develop your skills in a rewarding environment.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays

Option to buy additional holidays

Structured learning journey

Career progression opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Mindful of the needs of individuals with mental health issues.
• Experience in health or social care settings is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate psycho-social interventions within the criminal justice system.
• Assist in clinically related administration and collect data.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Research Skills

Psycho-Social Interventions

Education

2:1 degree in Psychology

BPS Graduate Membership

Job description

Please Note: A Full UK Driving License & Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) (Hybrid)

Full Time

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in LLR doing a highly rewarding job. Turning Point’s drug & alcohol services are currently expanding during a really exciting time in the sector with new funding and investment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Assistant Psychologist to join the new Turning Point MHTR team within LLR. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, creative and highly successful team, providing high quality evidence-based psycho-social interventions to clients.

As an Assistant Psychologist we offer a starting salary of £25,772 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £30,149 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field, at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

The role of the Assistant Psychologist is work within the MHTR team to facilitate psycho-social interventions with clients in the criminal justice system with mental health difficulties. This will involve working under the supervision of the Clinical Lead Practitioner Psychologist to assess clients within a court setting, liaise with partner agencies, deliver psycho-social treatment to clients, complete post-treatment reports and contribute to the evaluation of the service.

The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration, administer questionnaires or standardised psychometric tests, conduct audits, collect data and statistics, and contribute to research projects, teaching and project work.

The role will be commencing 1st September 2025

The Ideal Candidate

You will need at least a 2:1 degree in psychology and BPS Graduate Membership, and some understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems.

You will have had previous experience of working in a health or social care setting. You will have good verbal and written communication skills, to enable you complete reports for partner agencies as well as deliver psycho-social interventions to clients on a daily basis.

Experience carrying out research and working with clients within a forensic field is desired, but not a necessity. Tailored induction and training will be provided to enable you to work effectively with this client group.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits .

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Salary Starting salary £25,772 with annual pay progression up to £30,149

Frequency Annual

Job Reference turningp/TP/39993/11371

Contract Type Fixed Term

Closing Date 08 June, 2025

Job Category Clinical

Business Unit Substance Use

Location Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland , United Kingdom