Job summary
Assistant Psychologist Suffolk Perinatal Loss Pathway
About the role
We are looking for a committed and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to join our growing Suffolk Perinatal Loss Pathway. This is a unique opportunity to gain specialist experience in perinatal mental health within a developing and innovative service that makes a lasting impact on women, birthing people, and families following perinatal loss.
What you'll be part of
You will join a small, highly skilled and supportive team including a Clinical Psychologist, a Peer Support Worker, and specialist Maternity Bereavement Support Workers. Working together, you will deliver thoughtful, evidence-based assessments and psychological interventions to people experiencing complex emotional distress after loss.
Our team works countywide, with bases in Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds, and collaborates closely with the Suffolk Community Perinatal Team. You'll benefit from weekly supervision from a qualified psychologist, strong MDT links, and opportunities to develop your clinical skills in a rich learning environment.
Main duties of the job
In this varied and rewarding role, you will:
- Deliver trauma-informed, psychologically grounded assessments and short-term interventions
- Draw on a range of models including CBT, EMDR, CFT, and systemic approaches
- Support the collection of outcome measures and maintain accurate clinical databases
- Contribute to audits, service evaluation, and research as the pathway continues to evolve
- Participate in potential group work as the service grows
This is an excellent role for candidates keen to progress to clinical training, and we have a strong track record of supporting assistants into the next stage of their career.
You will bring:
- A psychology degree (2:1 or above) and eligibility for Graduate Basis for Registration with the BPS
- Excellent communication, literacy, and numeracy skills
- A compassionate, reflective, and trauma-informed approach
- The ability to work flexibly across Suffolk (a car driver is essential)
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate:
- Your knowledge of mental health conditions and how this informs your approach to understanding this client group.
- How you would apply this knowledge in practice, including the ways you would support and improve individuals mental health within a psychologicallyinformed framework.
- Any experience you have of working directly with service users, and what you learned from these interactions.
- What draws youboth personally and professionallyto working as an Assistant Psychologist within a specialist perinatal loss service, and how this aligns with your values and longterm aspirations.
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!
Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate:
- Your knowledge of mental health conditions and how this informs your approach to understanding this client group.
- How you would apply this knowledge in practice, including the ways you would support and improve individuals mental health within a psychologicallyinformed framework.
- Any experience you have of working directly with service users, and what you learned from these interactions.
- What draws youboth personally and professionallyto working as an Assistant Psychologist within a specialist perinatal loss service, and how this aligns with your values and longterm aspirations.
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!
Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A BPS accredited degree in Psychology.
Desirable
- A psychology degree (2:1 or above) and eligibility for Graduate Basis for Registration with the BPS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of quantitative research
Desirable
- Experience of research in the NHS.
Skills
Essential
- Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
Desirable
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues.
- Presentation Skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Desirable
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Other
Essential
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to travel independently.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A BPS accredited degree in Psychology.
Desirable
- A psychology degree (2:1 or above) and eligibility for Graduate Basis for Registration with the BPS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of quantitative research
Desirable
- Experience of research in the NHS.
Skills
Essential
- Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
Desirable
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues.
- Presentation Skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Desirable
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Other
Essential
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- 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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
