Higher Assistant Psychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This Higher Assistant Psychologist role is within the Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme (NSIP), a multi-agency partnership. The post-holder will assist in risk assessment and management for individuals exhibiting stalking behaviours, collating information, and liaising with professionals. Responsibilities include conducting structured risk assessments, participating in multi-agency clinics, and delivering training. The role also involves service evaluation and psychological assessment with perpetrators, all under supervision.
Essential criteria
- 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society
Desirable criteria
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
- Knowledge and Experience
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Experience as an assistant/research psychologist
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience with client group relevant to post
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
- Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
- Skills and Competencies
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
- Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
- Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare
- A high standard of report writing.
- Personal Characteristics
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals by supervisor.
- Additional Requirements
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary
- A desire to explore a career in applied Psychology
- Education and Qualifications
- 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
- Knowledge and Experience
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Experience as an assistant/research psychologist
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience with client group relevant to post
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
- Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
- Skills and Competencies
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
- Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
- Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare
- A high standard of report writing.
- Personal Characteristics
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals by supervisor.
- Additional Requirements
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary
- A desire to explore a career in applied Psychology
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Higher Assistant Psychologist
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
The post is based within the Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme (NSIP) - a multi-agency partnership including Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), Northumbria Police, North East Probation Service, Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service).The team provides risk assessment and management advice to health and criminal justice professionals working with people posing risks because of stalking behaviour via case discussion, formulation and a monthly multi-professional Stalking Clinic. The role involves collation of relevant information into formulation summaries, liaising with involved professionals, some joint work with perpetrators to assist assessment, provision of training in multi-agency contexts, liaison with national networks and collection and analysis of information for service evaluation purposes.
The team is based in the probation Service at Victoria House in Newcastle upon Tyne with additional desk space available in Secure Care services at Sycamore, Northgate Park Hospital, Morpeth.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have a Psychology degree (2:1 or above) and should have experienceof working with people with mental health difficulties/learning dis
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