Assistant Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
Hemel hempstead,
England,
United Kingdom
Health and Care
Skilled Worker
Salary
39686
Job posted on October 5, 2025
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Job Description:
Assistant PsychologistNHS AfC: Band 5Main area
AdminGrade
NHS AfC: Band 5Contract
10 months (Fixed Term secondment)Hours
37.5 hours per weekJob ref
367-ACMS-9742Site
St PaulsTown
Hemel HempsteadSalary
£32,602 - £39,686 per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS - a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198)Salary period
YearlyClosing
10/10/2025 23:59Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.http://hpft.recruitforvalues.coJob overviewThe NHS Talking Therapies Service in North West Hertfordshire, covering St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and surrounding towns and villages, is looking to employ an Assistant Psychologist.This post is a fixed term/secondment to cover maternity leave.The Assistant Psychologist plays a central role in ensuring our service is of the best quality, with the best outcomes for our service users.Hertfordshire was one of the original 11 Pathfinder sites for the development of Talking Therapies Services, commencing in 2007/8 and has since developed through 1st and 2nd wave expansion sites to provide a well resourced and innovative Talking Therapies service across the whole of the county. Our Trust has been awarded 'Outstanding' status by the Care quality Commission and our Talking Therapies Service is APPS accredited.Main duties of the jobThe role of the Assistant Psychologist in NW Talking Therapies is to support the work of staff in the Primary Care Service, including providing psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist or CBT therapist. To assist in audit and data collection and the development of research and innovation projects. To work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Psychologist and within the overall framework of HPFT's policies and procedures.Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see Job Description and Person Specification for the post for a detailed job description and main responisibilitiesAbout us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional
so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers. If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.Additional InformationHPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements. Infection ControlAll our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles AI Usage GuidanceWhile Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have tailored your application before submitting it.For further information, please refer to the Trust's guidance on AI usage document which can be found below. Visa and ImmigrationCandidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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AdminGrade
NHS AfC: Band 5Contract
10 months (Fixed Term secondment)Hours
- Full time
- Part time
37.5 hours per weekJob ref
367-ACMS-9742Site
St PaulsTown
Hemel HempsteadSalary
£32,602 - £39,686 per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS - a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198)Salary period
YearlyClosing
10/10/2025 23:59Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.http://hpft.recruitforvalues.coJob overviewThe NHS Talking Therapies Service in North West Hertfordshire, covering St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and surrounding towns and villages, is looking to employ an Assistant Psychologist.This post is a fixed term/secondment to cover maternity leave.The Assistant Psychologist plays a central role in ensuring our service is of the best quality, with the best outcomes for our service users.Hertfordshire was one of the original 11 Pathfinder sites for the development of Talking Therapies Services, commencing in 2007/8 and has since developed through 1st and 2nd wave expansion sites to provide a well resourced and innovative Talking Therapies service across the whole of the county. Our Trust has been awarded 'Outstanding' status by the Care quality Commission and our Talking Therapies Service is APPS accredited.Main duties of the jobThe role of the Assistant Psychologist in NW Talking Therapies is to support the work of staff in the Primary Care Service, including providing psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist or CBT therapist. To assist in audit and data collection and the development of research and innovation projects. To work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Psychologist and within the overall framework of HPFT's policies and procedures.Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see Job Description and Person Specification for the post for a detailed job description and main responisibilitiesAbout us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional
so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers. If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.Additional InformationHPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements. Infection ControlAll our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles AI Usage GuidanceWhile Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have tailored your application before submitting it.For further information, please refer to the Trust's guidance on AI usage document which can be found below. Visa and ImmigrationCandidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.