Assistant Psychologist - Early Intervention Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This full-time Assistant Psychologist role supports the Early Intervention Service, which provides assessment, treatment, and support for individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis or at high risk of developing it. The successful candidate will work under supervision to deliver structured assessments and manualised treatments, manage psychology data, and support clinical decision-making. The role requires strong communication and IT skills, and the ability to engage sensitively with service users and carers.
Essential criteria
- A first or upper second class honours degree in psychology.
Desirable criteria
- Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Experience in delivering individual and group psychological interventions
- Previous work with people with mental health or social care needs.
- Experience working in a clinical team
- Knowledge and Skills
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- High level communication skills (written and verbal)
- Skills in engaging positively with a wide range of people with respect for diversity and encouraging inclusion
- IT literate including expertise in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a professional standard and using statistical packages for evaluation and research
- Other
- Statement confirming that they hold a driving licence and have use of a car due to need to be able travel across sites throughout Bedfordshire and Luton.
- Education/qualification
- A first or upper second class honours degree in psychology.
- Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Experience in delivering individual and group psychological interventions
- Previous work with people with mental health or social care needs.
- Experience working in a clinical team
- Knowledge and Skills
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- High level communication skills (written and verbal)
- Skills in engaging positively with a wide range of people with respect for diversity and encouraging inclusion
- IT literate including expertise in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a professional standard and using statistical packages for evaluation and research
- Other
- Statement confirming that they hold a driving licence and have use of a car due to need to be able travel across sites throughout Bedfordshire and Luton.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £27,485 – £30,162 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 7d
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East London NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist - Early Intervention Services
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Our Early Intervention Service provides a three year service which offers assessment, treatment and support to people (and their families) who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. We also provide a year long service for people who are at high risk of developing a first episode of psychosis. We are seeking one full-time Assistant Psychologist to support the work of our Psychologists, psychological therapists, other Assistant Psychologists and our multidisciplinary team in the service they provide.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work closely with the Psychologists in the team to provide structured assessments, file reviews and manualised treatments under supervision to individuals and carers who use our service. They will also support the Psychologists to manage the psychology pathway within the service with the collation and analysis and presentation of data.
The successful applicant will ideally have experience of supporting and facilitating CBT-informed brief interventions under supervision. They will also have a strong academic record with excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent IT literacy skills and excellent skills in data collection and evaluation. They will also be
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