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Band 5 Assistant Psychologist

Job in Bath, Somerset County, BA1, England, UK
Listing for: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-26
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Mental Health, Psychology
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 35000 - 45000 GBP Yearly GBP 35000.00 45000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job overview

This role has been developed as part of a transformation programme across our acute services, designed to increase access to evidence based psychological treatment. The current post holder is leaving as they have recently accepted a place on a Clinical Psychology training course.

The post will be based in Sycamore ward, an adult acute inpatient ward and the BANES Intensive Service, both based at Hillview Lodge on the Royal United Hospital site located in the beautiful city of Bath, Somerset.

Both teams support service users in their recovery from acute mental health challenges, through multidisciplinary professional teamwork and the adoption of evidence-based clinical practice. You will be joining established multidisciplinary teams, where the role of psychological practitioners is much valued. The post will be supervised by a Clinical Psychologist.

You will work with other colleagues from the BANES Therapies Team, currently Clinical Psychology, Art and Music Psychotherapy in addition to Clinical Associate Psychologists and Mental Health Well-Being Practitioners, to develop and provide an effective therapies offer across the acute pathway.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will support the delivery of individual and group evidence-based psychological interventions, to service users on Sycamore ward and under the BANES Intensive Service. They will also support the Practitioner Psychologists in the facilitation of team formulations for these two teams, for example reviewing and summarizing the clinical record in preparation for the team formulation session.

The post-holder will support the qualified Practitioner Psychologists in the evaluation of the service provided, and in undertaking relevant Quality Improvement projects.

Right to Work in the UK:
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

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