Assistant Psychologist- INTERNAL

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If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

We are looking for enthusiastic psychology graduates to work within the Gwent Attachment Service. We believe that the most important relationships for children are with those closest to them and those they see in their day to day lives. We are passionate about supporting a strong support network around children, who have the knowledge, reflective space and capacity to make sense of the difficulties they experience.

The majority of our work is at the level of the systems around children and families.

The post holders will be part of a hugely supportive, creative and warm team. The Gwent Attachment Service sits within a large and thriving Child and Family Psychological Health Service, and has weekly meetings with the wider service. There are a lot of opportunities for CPD alongside the other members of the department and we have strong links with the Clinical Doctorate Programme.

This post if fixed term/secondment for up to 7 months until 31st March 2027 to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

We have had Assistant Psychology posts in our service since it began and we place a high value on the contribution of our Assistants to the design, delivery and evaluation of our service. We have a rigorous evaluation programme to capture the impact of our work. Our Assistant Psychologists take responsibility for co‑designing, maintaining and analysing our dataset, and previous post holders have been lead authors on a number of articles submitted for publication as a result.

We are therefore seeking candidates with a passion for, and a high level of skill and experience in research and evaluation.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) is a multi‑award-winning NHS organisation serving the communities of Gwent. With more than 14,000 staff and volunteers, we provide safe, high‑quality, and compassionate care across hospitals, GP practices, community services, and mental health settings. As a University Health Board,…