Assistant Psychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
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Role summary
This Assistant Psychologist role primarily supports the Community Eating Difficulties Service (CEDS) and the ARFID pathway. Key responsibilities include contributing to multidisciplinary team consultations, providing psychological perspectives, and assisting with assessments. The role also involves developing and delivering an 8-week parent and carer workshop for ARFID, offering psychoeducation and practical strategies. The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working as an AP
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working with CYP
- Evidence of running therapy groups
- Writing and setting up groups for therapy
- Evidence of working as an AP
- Evidence of working as an AP
- Evidence of working with CYP
- Evidence of running therapy groups
- Writing and setting up groups for therapy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
The Assistant Psychologist will work primarily within the Community Eating Difficulties Service (CEDS), while also providing psychological support to the ARFID pathway.
A key part of the role will be to contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) consultations, bringing a psychological perspective to discussions about children and young people presenting with eating difficulties. The Assistant Psychologist will work alongside the wider MDT to support psychologically informed assessment, formulation and care planning, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
Within the ARFID pathway, the Assistant Psychologist will have a specific role in developing and delivering an 8-week parent and carer workshop programme. The workshop will provide parents and carers with psychological understanding, psychoeducation and practical strategies to support children and young people experiencing ARFID.
Main duties of the job
- Attend and actively contribute to CEDS multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
- Provide psychological perspectives during MDT consultations regarding children and young people with eating difficulties.
- Support the MDT to consider psychological, behavioural, emotional and relational factors that may be contributing to or maintainin
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