Assistant Psychologist

Transformationunitgm; Truro; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Truro is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join their dedicated team for a 24-month contract. You will support the Adult Eating Disorder Team, delivering quality care and interventions under supervision. The ideal candidate will hold a Psychology Degree accredited by the British Psychological Society and have experience working with individuals with eating disorders. This full-time role offers a salary of £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, and you will need to engage with teams across Cornwall.

Benefits

Career and personal development opportunities

Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Qualifications

• Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Experience working with people with severe mental illness.
• Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Engage in new group work pathway development.
• Carry out assessments under supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
• Support multi-disciplinary teams and contribute to research.

Skills

Good knowledge of psychological theory application

Experience with mental health issues

Communication skills

Education

Psychology Degree accredited by the British Psychological Society

Job description

Main area Assistant Psychologist Grade Band 5 Contract 24 months (Fixed term or secondment opportunity.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 201-25-941

Employer Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Truro Health Park Town Truro Salary £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2026 23:59

Assistant Psychologist

Band 5

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

The Adult Eating Disorder Team is a passionate and dedicated group of professionals offering high quality care to our client group in need of secondary care services across the county of Cornwall.

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to work with our multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality care/interventions to clients who have a Anorexia or Bulimia, under the supervision of the team psychologist.

This role is countywide and though the base is in Truro, there is an expectation that the successful candidate will be able to travel anywhere in the county as required.
Please note this vacancy may close early.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

The assistant will:

• Engage with the development and facilitate a new groupwork pathway within the service
• Carry out assessment and direct interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist
• Support multi-disciplinary multi-agency teams and work with staff, families and carers.
• Contribute to teaching, training and research in the department.
• Be expected to carry a clinical caseload, under supervision.
• Support research projects in the team
• provide audits and other data collection and analysis where required
• Support consultations and trainings of staff outside the service

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Psychology Degree accredited by the British Psychological Society. Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Up-to-date knowledge of psychology. An awareness and understanding of contemporary issues in the field of mental health.
• Experience working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
• Previous experience working as an Assistant Psychologist.
• Experience of working with people with severe mental illness (e.g, eating disorders) and their families/carers.

Knowledge and Experience

• Good knowledge of the application of psychological theory to practice

Other

• Hold a valid UK driving license

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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