Assistant Psychologist

1 week ago


Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic assistant psychologist on a fixed term contract to join our team at Astley Court in Little Plumstead, Norfolk.

Astley Court is an assessment and treatment in-patient service for people with learning disabilities and additional needs.

To support and enhance the psychological care of service users with learning disabilities admitted to Astley Court. This includes service users whose behaviour challenges others, and those with significant mental illness. The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.


Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation that aims to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.


We provide mental health and social care services - including Adults of Working Age, Older Adults, Children and Adolescents and Specialist Learning Disabilities services.

The Trust provides specialist learning disability services in Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Essex and Buckinghamshire.


The successful applicant will be part of a very large psychological service within the Trust with strong links to the clinical psychology training courses in each county.

We also have a strong commitment to professional development and research.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match.

We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.


Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.

We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on

Clinical Duties -To undertake psychological assessments and interventions under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.


Training and Supervision -To provide training to direct care staff, according to a plan agreed with the supervising Clinical Psychologist and the Manager Astley Court.


Research and Service Evaluation -To assist in clinical related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.



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