Assistant Psychologist

**The closing date is 21st Dec 2025**-
**Job summary**:

- We are recruiting for an Assistant Psychologist to join our Community Learning Disabilities team on the Isle of Wight.
- You will support and enhance the psychological care of clients within the service, across sectors of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist; carrying out assessments contributing to the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition; working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
- The post holder will assist in clinically related administration, audit, collection of data, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and other project work.
- **Main duties, tasks & skills required**:

- 2.To contribute to the Autism Spectrum Condition diagnostic clinic, via the delivery of structured assessments and the provision of post-diagnostic support.
- 3.To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist in a community setting.
5.To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups (e.g. post-diagnostic support groups for clients with Autism Spectrum Condition).
- 6.To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service.
- 7.To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
- 8.To provide advice and information to carers and staff on the treatment and management of psychological health care needs of clients.
- **About us**:

- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
- Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
- We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
- Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
- **Job description**:

- We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
- **Person specification**:

- **Qualifications**:

- **Essential**:

- An upper second-class honours degree in psychology or equivalent.
- **Desirable**:

- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
- **Experience**:

- **Essential**:

- An upper second-class honours degree in psychology or equivalent
- Keyboard skills, driving skills when working in the community,
- Use of basic psychometric test equipment
- An ability to interact with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems or disabilities.
- An ability to interact with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems or disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Good standard of report writing.
- High level communication skills (verbal and written) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- **Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:

Richard Thomas
07584616573
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- **Pay scheme**:

- Agenda for Change
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- **Band**:

- Band 5
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- **Salary**:

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- £31049.00 to £37796.00 Yearly
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- **Contract**:

- Fixed Term
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- **Duration**:

- 39 Week(s)
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- **Working pattern**:

- Part-Time
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- **Reference number**:

- 348-IOW-9917
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- **Job locations**:

- The Barracks
The Barracks and Civic Centre Offices, Broadway