Assistant Psychologist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Scunthorpe is looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support audit and research activities, undertake psychological assessments, and provide direct clinical work to patients. Collaboration with a practitioner psychologist is required, along with the ability to produce comprehensive reports. The organization values the development of its staff, offering monthly learning opportunities, and is committed to providing first-class care while striving for high standards in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct psychological assessments and produce reports under supervision.
• Experience in delivering therapeutic work both collaboratively and independently.
• Strong skills in literature review and research activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments using various measures and interviews.
• Provide individual therapeutic work and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Write psychological reports following assessments under supervision.

Job description

We are recruiting an Assistant Psychologist within our Community Therapies Service. The post will include supporting audit and research activity, literature review, and reviewing patient notes. There will be direct clinical work delivered to individual patients or as part of a group.

Responsibilities

• To undertake psychological assessment of service users including reviewing patient notes, self‑report measures, rating scales and semi‑structured interviews with patients, family members and others involved in the service user’s care. This work involves a high degree of concentration and mental effort over extended periods of time. The administration of psychometric measures requires a high degree of hand‑eye dexterity.
• To undertake individual therapeutic work with service users in collaboration with the practitioner psychologist and some independently with regular supervision and support from the practitioner psychologist.
• To produce concise, comprehensive psychological reports following assessment, under supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
• To attend and contribute to appropriate multi‑disciplinary meetings.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first‑class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

This advert closes on Friday 26 Dec 2025.