Join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping people rebuild stability, safety, and hope.
Location
Newport, United Kingdom
Type
Full Time
Salary (£)
31,516 – 38,364 per year
About Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is one of Wales’s leading healthcare organisations, serving communities with compassion and professionalism. They deliver high-quality mental health and wellbeing services while creating a culture of learning, empathy, and respect. Their focus is on supporting recovery and reintegration through evidence-based psychological care, ensuring every individual receives the right support at the right time.
Job details
Benefits
- Competitive pay aligned with NHS terms and conditions.
- Structured supervision and mentoring from registered psychologists.
- Professional development with access to NHS learning resources and training.
- Collaborative culture where every team member’s voice matters.
- Meaningful impact helping individuals rebuild confidence and independence.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in psychology or conversion equivalent.
- Graduate Basis for Registration (BPS) required.
- Proven experience as an Assistant Psychologist in mental health settings.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills in multi-disciplinary environments.
- Experience delivering both individual and group interventions.
- Confidence working with people who present complex risks or in crisis.
- Ability to think critically and reflectively to support care planning.
- A post-graduate qualification or training in therapy models is desirable.
Salary Details
The salary ranges from £31,516 to £38,364 per year depending on qualifications and experience.
About the Role
As an Assistant Psychologist, you’ll work closely with registered psychologists within the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT) and the Adult Clinical Psychology Service. Your work will focus on understanding and addressing the psychological needs of adults at risk of harm to themselves or others, where mental health is a key factor.
You’ll help carry out psychological and risk assessments, contribute to care plans, and co-develop formulations that guide therapeutic interventions. Your input will support the team’s goal of repatriating individuals from secure placements back into the community safely and sustainably.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives on collaboration, values evidence-based care, and wants to make measurable improvements in people’s lives. Every insight you offer contributes directly to safer, more person-centred mental health services across Wales.
Key Responsibilities
- Support psychological and risk assessments to inform safe, effective interventions.
- Develop psychological formulations that clarify service user needs and guide care.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to shape rehabilitation and recovery pathways.
- Contribute to reflective practice groups that strengthen workforce understanding.
- Assist in staff training on psychological models and risk management approaches.
- Ensure high-quality data and documentation that supports continuity of care.
Each task you take on helps ensure individuals receive consistent, compassionate, and effective psychological support.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service submission.
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.
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is an equal opportunity employer. They value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of background or circumstance.
Employer Details
- Company Name: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Address: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
- Contact: Recruitment Team
How To Apply
Want to use your skills to help others find stability and recovery? Apply today and join a team that’s changing lives through compassionate, evidence-based psychological care.
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