Assistant Psychologist – CAMHS: Sponsorship Available

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for one full-time and one part-time (30 hours) Assistant Psychologist to join the East Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in North Wales.

Based across the Child Health Centre, Wrexham, and Catherine Gladstone House, Mancot, these posts offer opportunities to work within local communities across Wrexham and Flintshire. Successful applicants will join a supportive multidisciplinary team, working alongside Clinical Psychologists and other experienced professionals to deliver assessment and therapeutic services for children, young people, and their families.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop clinical skills and gain experience within a specialist CAMHS setting. Duties include supporting psychological and mental health assessments, delivering interventions, contributing to multidisciplinary and multi-agency working, and participating in early intervention and prevention work.

East CAMHS has strong links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme at Bangor University, regularly contributing to teaching and providing a range of trainee placements.

Applicants should hold a Psychology degree (2:1 or above) and have experience of working therapeutically with children and young people in a health, social care, or educational setting.

 

Main duties of the job

To assist in the provision of a psychological service to clients within the specialty under the direction of the supervising clinical psychologist.

 

To be responsible for the planning and prioritisation of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist.

 

To undertake assessments of clients and implement programmes of care or intervention following guidance from the supervising clinical psychologist.

 

To undertake research activities as required and directed by the supervising clinical psychologist.

 

To work within guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist.

 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 2.1 Honours Degree in Psychology or its equivalent for those trained overseas

Desirable

  • Attendance at skills development courses or training

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of work with children or young people and families within a clinical, social care or educational setting

Desirable

  • Previous experience of work with clients within more than one clinical social care or educational setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Some knowledge and understanding of the client group with whom the post holder will be working

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

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