Job Summary
The North Yorkshire and York Community Eating Disorder Team for children and young people are looking to recruit a highly motivated Band 4 Psychology Assistant to join their multi-disciplinary team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our service, supporting families and young people in the community. The Community Eating Disorder Service for children and young people is an established supportive team that offers assessment and a wide variety of evidence based treatment for young people and families.
We are looking to recruit a Psychology Assistant to form an integral part of our team, working under the supervision of Clinical Psychologists to support the team in delivering a high quality service to the local population.
The North Yorkshire and York Community Eating Disorder Service is a locality wide team, with main bases in Orca House, York and Dragon Parade Clinic, Harrogate, with additional outreach into North Moor House, Northallerton and Lake House, Scarborough. The successful post holder will be expected to travel within the locality to family homes, clinic bases and paediatric settings depending on demand – travel expenses and time will be included.
Main duties of the job
The main elements of the clinical work will include supporting young people and families in both 1:1 work, as part of a care team and using an evidence based model and care pathway, developing and facilitating group work interventions, alongside opportunities to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions provided.
The successful candidate will have a recognised undergraduate degree in psychology, and experience of working with children, young people, and their families; and while experience in eating disorders would be an advantage, training and development opportunities will be provided in these areas for the right applicant. The successful candidate will also be eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in psychology
- Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services
- Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Record Keeping (within agreed timescale)
- Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.
- Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale)
- Breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale)
- Awareness of the need to learn and develop through a variety of methods and experiences
Desirable
- Experience of clinical report writing
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
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: 31 August 2025
