Job Title: Assistant Psychologist
Employer: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Job Type: Full-time
Location: United Kingdom, Wales
Salary/Rate: 28,819 – 31,626 £ / Year
UK Visa Sponsorship: Available
Description
- Support the delivery of psychological services under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
- Conduct psychological assessments and contribute to care planning and therapeutic interventions.
- Provide therapeutic support to clients across different clinical settings.
- Assist with therapeutic groups and multidisciplinary team activities.
- Communicate sensitive clinical information to clients, families and healthcare professionals.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and prioritise workload effectively.
- Support teaching, training, clinical audits, research and service evaluations.
- Collect and analyse data and assist with report writing.
- Use IT systems to support clinical practice, service delivery and performance monitoring.
- Work in line with Health Board policies, professional standards and clinical governance requirements.
Requirements
- Good honours degree in Psychology.
- Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Knowledge of psychology, lifespan development, psychopathology and research methods.
- Understanding of the client group served by the clinical team.
- Experience working with clients in clinical, social care or educational settings.
- Experience in therapeutic work or developmental assessments.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including empathy and the ability to communicate sensitive information.
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams under supervision.
- Good assessment, observation, data recording and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently within agreed guidelines and manage workload reliably.
- Basic IT skills.
- Desirable: Experience working with children, young people and families across different settings; additional skills training; advanced IT skills; and the ability to speak Welsh.
- A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required.
Benefits / Sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visa sponsorship applications are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications.
- Opportunity to gain experience in psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions.
- Exposure to multidisciplinary clinical practice, research, audit and service development.
- Opportunity to develop professional skills under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
- Welsh and English speakers are equally welcome to apply; Welsh language ability is desirable.
- A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required.