Assistant psychologist ACE Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an Assistant Psychologist post within the Assertive Community Engagement (ACE) team in South Shropshire. The role involves working with individuals experiencing serious, complex psychosis, engaging them in psychological interventions, and contributing to team formulations. The post-holder will provide psychological assessment and evidence-based interventions under supervision, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Research skills will be utilised for audit, teaching, policy, service development, and research.
Key responsibilities
- Provide psychological assessment and evidence-based interventions under the supervision of a senior psychologist.
- Work collaboratively within a multi-agency team.
- Utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy, service development, and research.
- Compile and disseminate relevant resources.
- Promote and maintain good working relationships with clients, families, carers, and external agencies.
- Assist in the development and delivery of individual and group interventions using evidence-based psychological therapies.
Essential criteria
- A First or Upper Second honours degree in psychology OR a lower class with a post-graduate qualification e.g.: Masters degree.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Experience of working with people in a clinical or other supportive environment
- Experience of working therapeutically with people with severe mental health problems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of further training
- Experience of working with people with substance/alcohol misuse. Experience of working with people with psychosis. Experience of working with people experiencing psychological trauma.
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 ACE Team
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
A B4 Assistant Psychologist post in the Assertive Community Engagement team (part of South Shropshire CMHS) in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Care Group (MPFT).
Aim of post is working with people who have serious. complex psychosis engaging them in psychology, providing team formulation, working as a member of this close MDT.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide psychological assessment and evidence-based interventions. With supervision of a senior psychologist.
The post-holder will work with the multi-agency team.
The post-holder will use research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service
About us
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and natio
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