Assistant Psychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This Assistant Psychologist role offers an exciting opportunity to join specialist teams within CAMHS and Children's Services, providing mental health expertise for children and young people. The post holder will support data collection for CYP-IAPT, assist with administration, audits, and research projects. There will also be opportunities for clinical work under supervision, supporting the psychological care of clients within the service.
Essential criteria
- Has an undergraduate degree in psychology with Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- This degree is either a 2(i) or a 2(ii) with a further postgraduate degree (MA, MSC, PhD etc)
Desirable criteria
- 1st class psychology degree
- Postgraduate degree (not already counted in criteria above)
- Other relevant work based training (other than mandatory training)
- Total years' experience as an assistant psychologist and/or research assistant is less than 5 years
- Experience as an assistant psychologist in any specialty
- Experience as a research assistant
- Experience of CYP IAPT
- Experience of other audit or service development work
- Experience of other audit or service development work
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrates ability to write clearly and coherently such as is required in outcome reports
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of outcomes/audit/CYP IAPT principles
- Demonstrates database skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of role of clinical psychology in the NHS and intention of joining the profession
- Description of knowledge and skills has been made specific to the post advertised (eg in CAMHS, mainly outcomes)
- Training and Qualifications
- Has an undergraduate degree in psychology with Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- This degree is either a 2(i) or a 2(ii) with a further postgraduate degree (MA, MSC, PhD etc)
- 1st class psychology degree
- Postgraduate degree (not already counted in criteria above)
- Other relevant work based training (other than mandatory training)
- Total years' experience as an assistant psychologist and/or research assistant is less than 5 years
- Experience as an assistant psychologist in any specialty
- Experience as a research assistant
- Experience of CYP IAPT
- Experience of other audit or service development work
- Experience of other audit or service development work
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrates ability to write clearly and coherently such as is required in outcome reports
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of outcomes/audit/CYP IAPT principles
- Demonstrates database skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of role of clinical psychology in the NHS and intention of joining the profession
- Description of knowledge and skills has been made specific to the post advertised (eg in CAMHS, mainly outcomes)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £33,262 – £36,027 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
This is an exciting opportunity to join specialist teams, the Early Intervention in Schools Team (EIT) in CAMHS & the Integrated Clinical Team (ICT) in Children's Services. The teams offer specialist mental health expertise for CYP experiencing difficulties in behaviour/emotional well-being & vulnerable to mental health difficulties. ICT works alongside Children's services staff with YP & families open to social care, where YP experience anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, family conflict, gender related distress or trauma experiences. The team offer therapeutic treatments to YP/families. EIT provide training to schools, consultation & brief evidence-based intervention. The post holder will work with clinicians, e.g. Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists & Psychotherapists.****
Main duties of the job
To help support the data collection processes for Children and Young Peoples(CYP-IAPT) within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service. To assist in clinically related administration, completion of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. There will also be opportunities to
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