Assistant Psychologist

NHS

  • Bath
  • £30,608 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 4 days ago
As an Assistant Psychologist in the Community Neuro and Stroke Service, which provides specialist rehabilitation for people following a stroke or who have a neurological condition, you will be part of a friendly and welcoming multidisciplinary team which benefits from dedicated input from a Clinical Neuropsychologist, a Clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurse Specialists, Rehabilitation Assistants and Administration. The service is well established and provides community visits for patients who live within the area of Bath & North East Somerset. The post also involves providing psychological input to the Stroke Rehabilitation Beds based in the Sulis Unit at St Martins Hospital. You will be based within the Community Neuro and Stroke Service at St Martins Hospital in Bath with an expectation to travel across the BANES catchment area which means a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role. Core hours of the Service are between 8am and 6pm 7 days a week.This is a permanent full time position.Main duties of the jobSupporting the Psychologists and other clinicians to provide psychological assessments, interventions and therapeutic rehabilitation programmes for adults who have a long-term neurological condition or who have had a stroke.To work alongside the Psychologists and other clinicians to support patients in managing their conditions.To complete neuropsychological and cognitive assessments.To provide interventions including cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive behavioural therapy, behaviour management, guided self-help and to run psycho-educational groups.To support the Service with research, audit and preparation of teaching and training.There may be some administrative duties to complete.To see the full list please see the atttached JD on our HCRG jobs pageAbout usAbout the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2DetailsDate posted29 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£30,607.50 to £30,607.50 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference numberHCRGCG/TP/40134/16723Job locationsHCRG Care GroupBathAvonBA25RPJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will feel valued as an Assistant Psychologist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:£30,607.50 salary and access to our group pension.Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counsellingAccess to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn open, just culture where you are encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearThe ideal candidate will have:Honours degree in Psychology. Eligible for graduate membership of the BPS.Experience of working with service-users who have long-term neurological conditions.An understanding of the physical, psychological and social impact of living with a neurological condition.Experience of administrating and scoring neuropsychological tests.An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and experience to a neuropsychological rehabilitation context.High standard of interpersonal communication including communicating with patients and colleagues and ability to write detailed clinical reports.Ability to manage own caseload and time.You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will feel valued as an Assistant Psychologist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:£30,607.50 salary and access to our group pension.Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counsellingAccess to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn open, just culture where you are encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearThe ideal candidate will have:Honours degree in Psychology. Eligible for graduate membership of the BPS.Experience of working with service-users who have long-term neurological conditions.An understanding of the physical, psychological and social impact of living with a neurological condition.Experience of administrating and scoring neuropsychological tests.An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and experience to a neuropsychological rehabilitation context.High standard of interpersonal communication including communicating with patients and colleagues and ability to write detailed clinical reports.Ability to manage own caseload and time.You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.Person SpecificationGeneral RequirementsEssential
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