Sirona care & health CIC

Assistant Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 28 October 2025

Job summary

Interviews for this role will be held on 11th November 2025.

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families? We're excited to be recruiting two Assistant Clinical Psychologists to join our friendly and supportive team.

We have two part-time opportunities available -- apply for one or both:

Child Autism Assessment Service (15 hours / 2 days per week)Work alongside our small, dedicated psychology team to support autism assessments. You'll carry out cognitive assessments and help families navigate their diagnostic journey with empathy and professionalism.

Family Nurse Partnership (22.5 hours / 3 days per week)Join a passionate multi-disciplinary team supporting young parents. In this role, you'll take the lead as our Young Fathers' Worker, helping young dads build confidence and strong family relationships -- with supervision from a Clinical Psychologist.

If you're interested in both, these roles can be combined into a full-time post (37.5 hours per week).

At the heart of our service are our values of compassion, inclusion, and psychological safety. Our Heads of Psychology are committed to creating a nurturing environment where every team member feels valued, supported, and encouraged to grow.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Clinical Psychologist role in the child autism assessment service involves undertaking cognitive assessments, case file reviews and other clinical support roles as appropriate to level and banding - including clinical pathway administration and planning. This a great opportunity to learn about child development, cognitive assessment and neurodivergence.

The Assistant Clinical Psychologist role in the Family Nurse Partnership service involves acting as the young fathers' worker, which is a new role currently being piloted and evaluated. This involves holding a caseload (under supervision) and engaging vulnerable at-risk teenage fathers, using an outreach engagement model. The role will include supporting new dads to adjust to their role as a young father, and also helping us to evaluate this pilot. The post-holder will need to be confident working with known safeguarding concerns. This is a great opportunity to learn about parent-child interaction and support for families and parents with high social and emotional complexity.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7538092-WW

Job locations

Osprey Court, Unit 1

Hawkfield Business Park

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job descriptions for both roles attached for full duties and responsibilities.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job descriptions for both roles attached for full duties and responsibilities.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology, or equivalent

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and/or social care practice, and / or research design and analysis

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of cognitive assessment, psychometrics, child development, attachment and/or parenting

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children, adolescents, young adults or parents/carers within neurodiversity, family or mental health settings

Desirable

Experience of providing assessment, formulation or intervention to a clinical population
Experience of working within children's or family services
Experience of working with highly vulnerable populations requiring attention to safeguarding and risk
Experience of providing assertive outreach and engagement

Skills

Essential

The ability to interact with people with mental health, neurodiversity and/or related problems
To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology, or equivalent

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and/or social care practice, and / or research design and analysis

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of cognitive assessment, psychometrics, child development, attachment and/or parenting

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children, adolescents, young adults or parents/carers within neurodiversity, family or mental health settings

Desirable

Experience of providing assessment, formulation or intervention to a clinical population
Experience of working within children's or family services
Experience of working with highly vulnerable populations requiring attention to safeguarding and risk
Experience of providing assertive outreach and engagement

Skills

Essential

The ability to interact with people with mental health, neurodiversity and/or related problems
To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Osprey Court, Unit 1

Hawkfield Business Park

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Osprey Court, Unit 1

Hawkfield Business Park

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)