Assistant Psychologist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to work at Spring Wood Lodge. The role involves contributing to psychological assessments, facilitating interventions, and assisting with clinical administration. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and have experience in a mental health setting. The position offers a salary of £25,644, 33 days annual leave, and various employee benefits including career development training and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,644

33 days annual leave

Career development and training

Access to Rewards & Benefits platform

Wellbeing support

Life Assurance

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Free/subsidised meals

Onsite/local free parking

Qualifications

• Experience working as an Assistant Psychologist in a mental health setting.
• Ability to assist with assessments and formulations under supervision.
• Experience in maintaining office systems and administration tasks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to psychological assessments and formulations.
• Facilitate psychological interventions to service users.
• Assist in designing and delivering specialist training to staff.
• Maintain clinical databases and write reports.
• Conduct audits and service evaluations.

Skills

Creative thinking

Clinical efficacy

Strong organization skills

Good interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Upper second-class honours degree in Psychology

Job description

Introduction

Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join Spring Wood Lodge as an Assistant Psychologist where you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

What you will be doing

You will be working with women aged 18 years and over in a specialist mental health setting, alongside addressing conditions like depression, self‑harm, physical health concerns, and psychological distress including trauma.

As an Assistant Psychologist you will have the opportunity to assist with assessments, formulations, and treatment for our service users, under the supervision of the Senior Psychologist. You will also assist with clinically related administration including conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching, and project work.

At Spring Wood Lodge you will have the chance to develop specialist skills through out your time with us. Your professional growth is important, which is why there are numerous career development opportunities to keep you learning and improving.

The shift pattern will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. 37.5 hours per week.

To start your career at Spring Wood Lodge, apply today.

As an Assistant Psychologist you will be:

• Contributing to psychological assessments and formulations
• Facilitating psychological interventions on a 1:1 and/or group basis to service users, monitoring and reporting upon their effectiveness
• Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training to others
• Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice for staff
• Maintaining clinical databases
• Completing outcome measures
• Writing reports for various audiences
• Service evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statistics
• Undertaking clinically relevant audits

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A minimum of an upper second-class honours degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist in a forensic and/or mental health setting in a similar role
• Experience of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasks
• Creative thinking, clinical efficacy, and a strong commitment to working with evidence‑based models of therapeutic intervention
• Strong organisation skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• To meet professional practice expectations including the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the BPS code of ethics and conduct

Where you will be working:

Location: 1 Towngate Close, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9PQ

Spring Wood Lodge is a service that supports women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours, typically a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental illness. They may not have had their needs met in a general psychiatric service including acute inpatient units, community mental health teams or community personality disorder service. Working as part of a team, you will focus on active rehabilitation with a view to achieving sustainable discharge.

What You’ll Get

• Annual base salary of £25,644
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely‑Vate; Your one stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

About your next employer

Elysium Healthcare has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.