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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Assistant Psychologist
Accepting applications until: 12-Jul-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Jul-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Montpellier Unit
- Address
- Wotton Lawn, Horton Road
- Town
- Gloucester
- Postcode
- GL1 3WL
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
Salary
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Assistant Psychologist
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
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- Under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant, deliver psychological intervention to individuals, or groups of service users who may present with depression, anxiety traumapersonality disorders and learning difficulties.
- Working alongside the Gloucestershire Liaison & Diversion Service for the provision of assessment of health needs of individuals within the offender pathway.
- Maintain a professional relationship with our local Magistrates Court, Crown Court, Probation Services and drug & alcohol services.
- Provide training to criminal justice agencies where appropriate.
- Complete audit, service evaluation or research as indicated.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
Clinical
- To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, and others involved in the client’s care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
- To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
To assist in the planning, co ordination and running of therapeutic groups. - Maintain appropriate records in electronic or hard copy in line with Trust policies and Professional guidelines. Includes workload data and using word processing skills to produce service user related reports.
- To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings
Leadership / Management - To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
- To be aware of, and comply to, National Regulations and local Trust Policies concerned with Data Protection.
Teaching, training and supervision
- Assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
- Contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
Research and service evaluation
- To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.
- Undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
- Undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
- To collate and report audit data in order to meet the audit requirements of the service.
- To assist with the analysis, development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services, through service evaluation and audit.
- To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed
Other
- Prepare test materials, visual aids and undertake specific administrative duties as required.
- Perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade that may be required from time to time by their Psychology lead
The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Min 2(ii) honours degree in Psychology
- Evidence of training / CPD to develop knowledge and theory relevant to work in the specialism
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Desirable criteria
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
- experience in a clinical setting Desirable Application form Interview References Some experience of using /manipulating Psychological test equipment for use in formal testing situations
Length and/or Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work in the face of emotive and distressing problems, and possible verbal abuse / threat of physical abuse. Experience preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing clinically sensitive information to health and social care colleagues.
Desirable criteria
- Additional knowledge/ experience of research methodology and of analysing and reporting data
- Prior experience with the service user group or experience in a clinical setting
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kerry Ozcelik
- Job title
- Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 4812
- Additional information
Andy Webb/Lowri Jones - Team Managers
Criinal Justice Liaison Service - Gloucestershire Integrated Non-Custodial Service
lowri [email protected]
0300 421 4812
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