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Job summary

Main area
Psychology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
246-GYW7281668
Employer
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Silverwood Child and Family Centre
Town
Great Yarmouth
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 Gross per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
07/08/2025

Employer heading

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assistant Psychologist

Band 4

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams.  We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Job overview

This is an innovative service offering assessment and treatment of young people under the age of 14 with a variety of complex mental health needsWe are looking for psychology graduates with previous Assistant Psychologist or relevant clinical experience who are interested in working with young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, who can be compassionate, thoughtful and have the ability to apply psychological theory to their work.

Weekly supervision for this post will be provided by a clinical psychologist within the team. We have good links with the University of East Anglia (UEA) Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme with previous post holders having been accepted onto the clinical doctorate and regularly have Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.

We request that as part of your application you answer the following question in 500 words or less at the beginning of the supporting information section on your application form:

'What is important to consider when working with children, young people and their families?'

**Please note that applications that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered for shortlisting**

Main duties of the job

Within this role the post holder will have the opportunity to help assess, formulate and deliver a range of psychological interventions to young people and families across the CAMHS age range, as well as opportunities for delivering both group and family interventions. Working as part of the MDT this role will involve working with staff to offer psychologically informed care, develop psychological formulations as well as supporting the wider team with undertaking routine outcome measures and reporting on these outcomes. 

Further responsibilities of this post will be conducting reviews alongside Clinical Psychologists within the team, supporting the wider psychological therapies team and supporting with monitoring of clients on waiting lists. There will also be the opportunity to be involved in service evaluation.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.


Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.


Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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For further details please  contact Emma Kimberlin-Burton on [email protected] 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • A BPS accredited degree in Psychology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of quantitative research

Skills

Desirable criteria
  • Presentation skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Knowledge of mental health
  • • High standard of report writing
  • • An understanding of psychology applied to health care

other

Essential criteria
  • • An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
  • • Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
  • • Ability to travel independently

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWomens Staff NetworkCycle to Work

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Burton
Job title
Principal Clinical Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01493337601
Additional information

Please contact the office for more information, if needed.

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