Assistant Psychologist

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 13 July 2026

My name is James Hussain; I am the Team Manager for Secure CAMHS. We are a collaborative MDT Team with a diverse range of professional expertise.

We are seeking a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join our secure CAMHS team at Adel Beck Secure Children's home. Adel Beck is a 24‑beded secure children’s home for young people aged 10‑18, remanded or sentenced by the criminal courts, or accommodated for their own welfare.

You will work closely with the Principal Clinical Psychologist and other team members to enhance trauma‑informed care throughout the service. The role is primarily indirect, focusing on supporting staff teams, contributing to psychologically informed care, and ensuring formulation drives decision making, risk assessment, and care planning. The role also involves developing strong working relationships with all our residential staff and young people, translating psychological thinking into everyday practice and supporting the creation of safe, attuned, and consistent environments for young people.

You will be part of our Neurodevelopmental pathway and involved in assessments, working within an experienced multi‑disciplinary team and under a supportive operational and clinical leadership team.

Secure CAMHS operates Monday‑Friday 8am‑8pm (12‑hour period).

Please call if you have any questions and we encourage a visit to the service if you are offered an interview.

This Assistant Psychologist role sits at the heart of our secure CAMHS service, working closely with the Principal Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioners, Speech and Language Therapy, and Occupational Therapy to embed trauma‑informed, formulation‑led practice across the whole system of care. The role is primarily indirect, with a strong emphasis on supporting staff teams, contributing to psychological thinking, and helping shape the everyday environment around young people.

• Develop and sustain trauma‑informed formulations that guide care planning, risk assessment, and intervention pathways, including regular opportunities for consultation, reflective practice, and joint formulation work alongside senior colleagues.
• Build collaborative relationships with residential care staff, translating psychological ideas into day‑to‑day interactions, and develop therapeutic relationships directly with young people.
• Contribute to the neurodevelopmental assessment pathway and neuro‑developmentally informed care planning.
• Access ongoing training, supervision, and professional development within an experienced MDT.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, delivering high‑quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

JOB SUMMARY

This post description outlines the main duties. The postholder will undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision…