Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a psychology service based in a physical healthcare trust. The Clinical Health Psychology Service provides psychology input to a number of services in the trust, including; Oncology/ Palliative Care, Stroke, Community Neurological Rehabilitation, Pain Management and HIV. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic assistant psychologist who will be able to work within a supervised context, to carry out psychological assessments and therapies for people with physical health conditions and their families. The postholder will also be involved in groupwork, teaching and training other staff and supporting various projects running in the service.

The postholder will be expected to work independently according to agreed plans under the supervison of a qualified clinical psychologist.

The postholder will be part of the clinical health psychology service and will be encouraged and supported in their own personal and professional development. This post would be ideally suited to someone who is looking to pursue a career in clinical psychology.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work across the service, with areas of most need being prioritised by the supervising psychologist. They will assist the qualified clinical psychologists in the preparation, instigation and evaluation of a variety of clinical work and service projects. They will undertake clinically supervised work with clients on a one-to-one basis and will also undertake group work under supervision. They will help plan, organise, and participate in training carried out in the service. They will also undertake clinical governance, research, and data collection activities under the guidance of the supervising psychologists. The postholder will be expected to attend regular clinical supervision sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours (BA or BSc) degree in psychology, 2ii or above

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant paid or voluntary work experience.

Desirable

  • Interest/experience of working with people with physical health conditions and psychological difficulties.

Experience

Desirable

  • Training in applied/clinical psychology interventions.

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: 12 October 2025

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