Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The children and young people’s ADHD and ASD team offer detailed and comprehensive diagnostic assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

 

The post holder will help to support and enhance the professional psychological care and assessment of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; providing observational, psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will contribute to the assessment ( neurodevelopmental assessments and observations) and research activities of the CYPAAS working under supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, but will also be encouraged to develop their clinical skills ( group and individual work) will be part of a highly experienced team and we are looking for people with good verbal and written communication skills as well as good organisational skills. Applicants should possess a good Honours degree in Psychology ( 1st or high 2 :1), preferably have experience of working with children and/or adults with developmental conditions, and previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist would also be an advantage. The post require substantial amount of travelling across the county of Northamptonshire and possession of a driving licence and own transport is therefore essential.

Please also note that for some occupations we receive a high amount of applications, and where this is evident, the post will be closed and we will put a limit on the number of applications that we are able to receive.

Please answer the following question in the supporting statement box on the application form: What do you think will be important to think about when working with young people with ADHD or ASD ( Max 150 words)

Person Specification

Qualification, knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

  • Honours degree in Psychology

Desirable

  • At least 1 year experience as an assistant psychology

Experience , skills and knoweldge

Essential

  • Keen interest in ASD/ADHD and young people
  • Car user

Desirable

  • At least 1 year experience with ADHD ASD
  • Knowledge and experience with neuro-developmental difficulties
  • At least 1 year experience with children and families
  • At least 1 year’s experience with assessment in relation to ASD/ADHD
  • Experience with mental health related conditions

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: 20 October 2026

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