Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are recruiting two Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Mood, Emotions and Relationships (MERs) pathway. One will be based in the South Devon & Torbay team and one in the Exeter and East Devon Team at Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality psychological care for children and young people experiencing difficulties such as low mood, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and relational challenges.

This role is ideal for those looking to develop clinical experience in childrens mental health and psychology services, including individuals preparing for clinical training. Youll work under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting service delivery through direct clinical work, service evaluation and research activity.

We welcome applications from psychology graduates with strong academic backgrounds, previous Assistant Psychologist or relevant clinical experience, and a passion for working in child and adolescent mental health.

Main duties of the job

  • Support psychological assessments, interventions, and evaluations under supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
  • Assist in the delivery of evidence-based individual and group interventions to children, young people and families.
  • Contribute to data collection, audit and service evaluation to inform pathway development and improvement.
  • Gain experience in a range of clinical presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma, and phobias
  • Develop clinical knowledge and reflective practice through supervision, training and peer learning.
  • Support cognitive assessments and school-based observations as required.
  • Collaborate with team members across MERs and with professionals in other services such as CORE, Eating Disorders and Neurodiversity pathways.
  • Engage with CPD opportunities and contribute to a supportive and dynamic team culture.

You will support the Clinical Psychologists within the team providing specialist assessment and also support our service development by playing a key role in projects such as the creation of specialist resources, and in our audit and evaluation processes. The post holder will support Children and Young People and their families, delivering high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work.

About us

Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here )

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon, including;

Torbay and South Devon FT

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Details

Date posted

21 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9369-25-0541

Job locations

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Torbay Hospital Annexe

187 Newton Road

Torquay

Devon

TQ2 7BA


Lescaze Offices

Shinner's Bridge

Dartington

Totnes

TQ9 6JE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in working with children, young people and families.

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, in a clinical or healthcare environment and / or community-based setting

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

  • Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.
  • The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to research and engage in a programme of research activity and audit as required.
  • Ability to translate basic psychological theory to clinical populations in a clinical setting.
  • High standard of report writing

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor Degree at Honours level, giving eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

  • Further postgraduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice and/or research design and analysis.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in working with children, young people and families.

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, in a clinical or healthcare environment and / or community-based setting

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

  • Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.
  • The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to research and engage in a programme of research activity and audit as required.
  • Ability to translate basic psychological theory to clinical populations in a clinical setting.
  • High standard of report writing

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor Degree at Honours level, giving eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

  • Further postgraduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice and/or research design and analysis.

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

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Psychologist

Helen Asquith

cfhd.workforce@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

21 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9369-25-0541

Job locations

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Torbay Hospital Annexe

187 Newton Road

Torquay

Devon

TQ2 7BA


Lescaze Offices

Shinner's Bridge

Dartington

Totnes

TQ9 6JE


Supporting documents

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