Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Job Title: Assistant Psychologist
Agency: Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: United Kingdom, Walsall
Salary/Rate: 28,392 – 31,157 £ / Year

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Job Summary

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This is an exciting opportunity to join our Walsall Learning Disability (LD) CAMHS team. The successful applicant will work under supervision with children and young people with moderate to severe learning disability who are experiencing a range of mental health needs and/ or displaying significant behavioural distress.

The LD-CAMHS team is part of the wider CAMHS service and has active links with the Intensive Support Team, Key Worker Team, and the Disabled Children and Young People’s Team.

Applicants must have a first degree in psychology with eligibility for the British Psychological Society Graduate Basis for Chartership, 2:1 or above. Applicants will ideally have prior clinical and research experience, including data and statistical analysis.

Main duties of the job

Duties will vary but include observational assessment and clinical work, data collection, audit, and evaluation. All work will be completed under close supervision by an Applied Psychologist.

We are looking for a psychology graduate who already has some experience in data collection, assessment, and working directly with clients, and it would be desirable if they already had experience working with service users with a severe learning disability.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

Have at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree in Psychology that allows Graduate Basis for Chartered (GBC) membership with the BPS
Must have experience of working as an assistant psychologist or equivalent
Experience of working with people with learning disability and/ or challenging behaviour
Awareness of risk assessment and risk management relevant to the role
Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing effectively with a wide range of people
Must be able to use own initiative and know when to come for supervision

Desirable

Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 28 April 2026

How to Apply;

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