Band 5 Assistant Psychologist - Salisbury
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This Assistant Psychologist role supports qualified psychologists on the Beechlydene unit, a 21-bedded acute mental health unit. Responsibilities include assisting with psychological assessments and interventions, both individual and group, under supervision. The postholder will also help develop psychological approaches, collate data for audit and evaluation, and contribute to service reports. This is a fixed-term, full-time position.
Essential criteria
- An honors degree in Psychology (2:1 or 1st)
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS
Desirable criteria
- Introductory training in a psychological therapy or talking therapy
- Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of working in a previous Assistant Psychologist post or equivalent health professional role.
- Experience of working in an acute or inpatient mental health setting
- Experience of developing and delivering training
- Audit or research experience.
- Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff
- Ability to work and value diversity
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
- Education and Qualification
- An honors degree in Psychology (2:1 or 1st)
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS
- Introductory training in a psychological therapy or talking therapy
- Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of working in a previous Assistant Psychologist post or equivalent health professional role.
- Experience of working in an acute or inpatient mental health setting
- Experience of developing and delivering training
- Audit or research experience.
- Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff
- Ability to work and value diversity
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 5 Assistant Psychologist - Salisbury
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Beechlydene unit is a 21 bedded acute mental health unit for males and females.
Main duties are to assist qualified psychologists in the delivery of psychological services within the acute care pathway (acute inpatient units and intensive services), including psychological assessment and intervention under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist, working independently within the limits agreed. The postholder will support the delivery of individual and group evidence-based psychological interventions, to service users within the acute care pathway. They will also support the Practitioner Psychologists in the facilitation of team formulations, for example reviewing and summarizing the clinical record in preparation for the team formulation session. The postholder will support the qualified Practitioner Psychologists in the evaluation of the service provided, and in undertaking relevant QI projects.
Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
To provide psychological assess
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