We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist to work in a Community Learning Disability Service in the Harrogate & District area.
Based in Knaresborough, serving Harrogate and the beautiful surrounding rural areas and towns, you will be working within a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team, primarily supporting the practitioner Psychologist. The team is values lead and passionate about delivering the highest standard of care to our local people who live with a Learning Disability and an associated health need.
You will also have opportunity to work closely with other team members and in coproduction with service users and carers.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Sponsorship may be available for this role in specific circumstances in line with Home Office regulations, where applicants were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the immigration rules in place before 22 July 2025, and have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.Visit Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations - Guidance - GOV.UK
You will work alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to provide a psychological understanding of the client's needs.
You will provide a range of assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. This will include assisting in the delivery of dementia and eligibility pathways for people with learning disabilities in the locality as well as direct, indirect and group work.
Working across a variety of settings, including residential and day services and close working with the multi-disciplinary team, you will support psychological provision in the locality, for example, through the maintenance and updating of the psychology referrals database.
The post holder will support the MDT through indirect working including involvement in case discussions, team formulations and reflective practice spaces, will assist the co-ordination and running of training sessions to increase the knowledge and skills of the appropriate stakeholders and co-production of future training packages/workshops
The post holder will assist with research and evaluation of the local service and will receive regular clinical supervision from a Practitioner Psychologist.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
24 August 2026
Agenda for change
Band 4
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum
Permanent
Full-time
346-NYL-015-26
Alexander House
Ash Tree Road
Knaresborough
HG5 0UB
United Kingdom
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
We are keen to talk with interested candidates and elaborate on the post. If you would like to have further conversations ahead of applying please contact Dr Hannah Moffatt (Principal Psychologist) at [email protected].
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
We are keen to talk with interested candidates and elaborate on the post. If you would like to have further conversations ahead of applying please contact Dr Hannah Moffatt (Principal Psychologist) at [email protected].
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
- Degree in Psychology
- Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale)
- Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.
- Record Keeping (within agreed timescale)
- Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services.
- Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language).
- Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary)
- Experience working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities (paid or voluntary).
- Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities
- An awareness of the application of psychology to health care.
- Degree in Psychology
- Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale)
- Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.
- Record Keeping (within agreed timescale)
- Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services.
- Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language).
- Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary)
- Experience working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities (paid or voluntary).
- Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities
- An awareness of the application of psychology to health care.
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.
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).
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.
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).
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Alexander House
Ash Tree Road
Knaresborough
HG5 0UB
United Kingdom
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Alexander House
Ash Tree Road
Knaresborough
HG5 0UB
United Kingdom
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
