Assistant Psychologist | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join their psychological services team. This role involves direct patient work and assisting psychologists in assessments and service development. Candidates should hold a degree in Psychology and possess strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment committed to improving patient care.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Access to professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with psychometric assessments.
• Ability to maintain clinical records accurately.
• Understanding of psychosocial information dissemination.

Responsibilities

• Administer and score psychometric assessments.
• Collect and input clinical outcome data.
• Maintain databases and contribute to service development.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in Psychology

Job description

Psychological Health Services is looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and professional Assistant Psychologists to join psychological services within Psychological Health Services and Paediatric Neuropsychology team.

This position will involve a mixture of direct work with patients and non-patient facing tasks, assisting qualified psychologists in the delivery of psychological services. Duties will include the administration and scoring of standardised psychometric assessments, the collection and inputting of clinical outcome data, dissemination of psychosocial information, maintaining databases, analysing data, and contributing to service development and resource.

We strongly encourage applications from psychologists from groups under-represented within psychological professions.

Please note thatdue to significant interest, this position may close early if a sufficient number of candidates apply!

· Work in inpatient and outpatient settings with children and adults.

· To undertake protocol based psychological assessment of clients, including neuropsychological, tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

· Score psychometric measures and/or questionnaires and accurately collate the data into databases for interpretation by qualified clinical psychologists.

· Prepare case history summaries.

· The post holder is required to concentrate intensely for prolonged periods during clinical work. There may be some patients who require assessment who present with confusion, agitation and are high levels of emotion

· To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping to enable qualified colleagues to supervise this work, adhering to documentation standards.

· Maintain clinical and administrative databases.

· Carry out information gathering, evidence-based literature searches and evaluation of literature, researching and producing clinical materials

· Observe all relevant local and national guidelines, standards and policies

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see job description and service specification attached. Applications from candidates with a broad range of interest are most welcome.


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025