Higher Assistant Psychologist

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a psychologist‑level professional to support the Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme. The role involves risk assessment, formulation, and collaboration with health and criminal justice colleagues to inform care planning and intervention strategies.

You will contribute to multi‑agency initiatives, share training in challenging contexts, and help collect data to evaluate service impact within a dynamic NHS environment.

Qualifications

• A Psychology degree (2:1 or above) is required.
• Experience working with people with mental health difficulties, learning disabilities, personality disorders or other disabilities is beneficial.
• Experience with forensic populations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collate information into formulation summaries.
• Liaise with involved professionals.
• Some joint work with perpetrators to assist assessment.
• Provision of training in multi‑agency contexts.
• Liaison with national networks.
• Collection and analysis of information for service evaluation.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Formulation

Education

Psychology degree

Job description

The post is based within the Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme (NSIP) - a multi-agency partnership including Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), Northumbria Police, North East Probation Service, Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service).The team provides risk assessment and management advice to health and criminal justice professionals working with people posing risks because of stalking behaviour via case discussion, formulation and a monthly multi-professional Stalking Clinic. The role involves collation of relevant information into formulation summaries, liaising with involved professionals, some joint work with perpetrators to assist assessment, provision of training in multi-agency contexts, liaison with national networks and collection and analysis of information for service evaluation purposes.

The successful candidate will have a Psychology degree (2:1 or above) and should have experienceof working with people with mental health difficulties/learning disability/personality disorder/or other disabilities. Experience of working with forensic populations is desirable.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.