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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 20 October 2025

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Job summary

Would you like to work at the cutting edge of specialist provision for children & young people? Do you have an interest in the interface between physical, mental health & neurodevelopment disorder? We would love you to join our innovative Suffolk CFYP ARFID Team!

We have established a new Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) pathway to meet the needs of children and young people in Suffolk. ARFID has been identified by the ICB as a priority area of service development and funds obtained to develop this exciting clinical offer.

The post-holder will join a specialist multi-disciplinary team that includes psychology, paediatric, psychiatry, dietetic, & OT provision. Operating in an emergent field, the ARFID service will adopt an evidence-informed approach, providing consultation, assessment, formulation, and planning/support for interventions for CYP meeting diagnostic criteria. It is our aim that the MDT will enable the wider system to best support children and young people with ARFID and their families, as they navigate severe food-related anxiety.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this new pathway as an Assistant Psychologist. We are looking for someone motivated, enthusiastic, and interested in ARFID, service evaluation, and service development. You will ideally have experience working with young people and their families, with some knowledge of eating disorders.

Main duties of the job

Take a lead role in inputting Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) and associated data audits, in addition to supporting the team with management and inputting of ROMS.

Supporting professional consultations with external professionals including accompanying administration and shared actions with lead clinician. There will be opportunities to lead on sharing feedback regarding consultations to support the development of team practice.

Opportunities to co-facilitate our team's parent carer psychoeducation groups and support with the development of website content and materials.

Supporting clinical assessments of young people for considerations of whether they meet the diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis or ARFID including accompanying administration.

Delivering goal-setting sessions with young people and parents.

Supporting the team's service evaluations. There may be opportunities to contribute to research that builds on the evidence base for ARFID.

Co-facilitating the delivery of professional training to other teams (internal and external).

Potentially cofacilitating peer support and /or coproduction groups.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Some home-based working may also be available, in addition to patient-facing delivery. This role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year gross per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-WSU7503840

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

As an Assistant Psychologist, we will expect you:

To support the provision of a specialist psychological therapy service to individuals, carers, families, and professionals, and to support contributions to the ongoing development of the ARFID pathway.

Under supervision of the Clinical Psychologist, and in conjunction with the wider multi-disciplinary team, to support the teams assessment, formulation, and intervention planning for CYP with ARFID.

To be proactive at managing your workload and work autonomously under the supervision of the Clinical Psychologist.

To manage a range of projects at any one time, involving both direct clinical work and indirect work.

To undertake specialist training and CPD if required and identified by your clinical supervisor to support the needs of the pathway.

To attend and make appropriate use of regular clinical supervision with the teams Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an Assistant Psychologist, we will expect you:

To support the provision of a specialist psychological therapy service to individuals, carers, families, and professionals, and to support contributions to the ongoing development of the ARFID pathway.

Under supervision of the Clinical Psychologist, and in conjunction with the wider multi-disciplinary team, to support the teams assessment, formulation, and intervention planning for CYP with ARFID.

To be proactive at managing your workload and work autonomously under the supervision of the Clinical Psychologist.

To manage a range of projects at any one time, involving both direct clinical work and indirect work.

To undertake specialist training and CPD if required and identified by your clinical supervisor to support the needs of the pathway.

To attend and make appropriate use of regular clinical supervision with the teams Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A BPS accredited degree in Psychology at 2.1 or above

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of quantitative research

Desirable

  • Experience of research in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Mental Health & quantitative research
  • An understanding of psychology applied to health care.

Desirable

  • An understanding of the needs & difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
  • An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context.

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A BPS accredited degree in Psychology at 2.1 or above

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of quantitative research

Desirable

  • Experience of research in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Mental Health & quantitative research
  • An understanding of psychology applied to health care.

Desirable

  • An understanding of the needs & difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
  • An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context.

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently.

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

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Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Manager - Suffolk ARFID Team

Charlotte Mubaiwa

charlotte.mubaiwa@nsft.nhs.uk

07345490042

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year gross per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-WSU7503840

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


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