Job summary
Assistant Psychologist Split Post 3 days a week as an Assistant Psychologist and 2 days a week as a Research Assistant.
This is an exciting opportunity for excellent people who are passionate about creating positive changes for people described as experiencing ‘Complex Emotional Needs’.
We are a close and supportive multi-disciplinaryteam and we’re proud of our work, making small sustainable changes in service responses across Gloucestershire.
We have 6 main projects that we deliver within the CEN service that an assistant psychologist would be able to be involved with. All of our work in underpinned by co-production, being trauma informed and working alongside colleagues with lived experience.
The successful candidate would mostly support the team in the delivery of the Open Access Therapeutic Support service and would have two days a week dedicated to helping evaluate that service. This would involve data analysis and working with the people who use the service to co-produce their own outcome measures. You would also support structured interviews and analysis to help measure the success of the service. The ambition is to complete a research paper by the end of the 12-month contract.
Main duties of the job
The role will mainly involve supporting the Open Access Therapeutic Support service that operates three times a week in Gloucester and is currently expanding to online.
Working with the CEN team will also give opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team all committed to improving experiences of receiving service across the county for people experiencing complex emotional needs. (See below for details of projects.)
The role will split into having a dedicated research focus for two days a week, under the guidance of the lead psychologist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Evidence of training / CPD to develop knowledge and theory relevant to work in the specialism.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis. Experience of working with offenders.
- Prior experience with the service user group and experience in a clinical setting Some experience of using /manipulating Psychological test equipment for use in formal testing situations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities as an assistant psychologist or equivalent.
- Experience of using psychological assessments, formulations, risk assessments and care planning. Practical working knowledge of at least one relevant psychological approach (e.g. CBT)
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.
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: 24 August 2026
