Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Primary Care Psychology Service
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-34-07-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/09/2025
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist (Higher Level)
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
This post offers the opportunity for an experienced Assistant Psychologist to develop their skills further, gaining experience in the Specialist Community Psychology Team.
- Interview Date: 29th September 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible (under supervision) to engage in the following tasks, amongst others:
- Administration, for example, managing patient referrals, taking meeting minutes, entering summaries into patient notes
- Data collection, data entry, database management, data reporting and writing of service reports
- Contributing to service development projects and audit
- Contributing to patient information (for example service leaflets)
- Providing supervised and specific assessment and intervention as directly guided by clinicians in the team
- Assisting with the delivery of group treatment in the service
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role requires good time management skills, the ability to form good relationships with clients and colleagues, and the ability to balance competing priorities (under supervision). Previous employment as an Assistant Psychologist is not essential, and the ability to meet the requirements of the post can be evidenced via many other roles. We are particularly interested in applicants who have worked as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners.
- Providing psychological assessment under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
- To assist in clinically applied research involving the conduct of audits, data quality work, teaching, and project work
- This post involves working independently according to a work plan agreed with line manager and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- See appendix for further information specific to this post
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Completed an Honours Degree in Psychology (single or joint, 2:1 or higher) with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS (GBC), or initial degree with MSc conversion to psychology with GBC
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of conducting literature searches and reviews, designing research projects, implementing data collection procedures, analysing results, and disseminating findings
- Knowledge of developmental processes from childhood to old age.
- Understanding the needs of individuals with psychological difficulties.
- Demonstrates understanding of issues relating to confidentiality and adheres to Trust policy.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of work or further training in applied research
- Experience in presenting data/presenting information to varied audiences.
- Experience of conducting clinical interviews, neuropsychological assessment, formulation and/or intervention under supervision Experience of working with patient groups with psychological difficulties
- High level report writing
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and skills to a healthcare setting.
- Computer literate with experience of using Microsoft Office and statistical packages for data analysis.
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to present data in an engaging and clear manner both electronically and in person.
- High levels of organisation, including ability to create and manage databases.
- Ability to work independently, reliably, and consistently with work agreed
- Ability to manage work and to be managed.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Ability to show initiative when required and a willingness to share ideas with others
- Ability to cope with and maintain professionalism in potentially upsetting circumstances
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leahan Garratt
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2826110
- Additional information
Also Helen Lister, Clinical Psychologist, [email protected]
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