Clinical Associate Psychologist

As a Clinical Associate Psychologist, you will work within local Mental Health Teams to provide direct psychological interventions to adults with a range of mental health difficulties. You will support senior psychologists and contribute to a multidisciplinary service focused on community-based care. The role involves flexible delivery across in-person, telephone, and digital formats, plus engagement in training, research, and service development. You will help expand access to evidence-based psychological care and engage with diverse service users and partners.

• Provide psychological assessments and treatments to adults within LMHTs
• Work under supervision in line with BPS guidelines
• Deliver individual and group interventions and contribute to service development
• Engage in liaison with health, social care and voluntary sector partners
• Participate in staff training and research/quality improvement activities
• Support flexible delivery across settings (in person, phone, digital)
• Contribute to MDT working and ensure care planning aligns with regional needs

• Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology qualification
• Eligibility for registration on the BPS Wider Psychological Workforce register
• Relevant supervised experience in adult mental health assessments and interventions
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
• Relevant CPD as required by the BPS
• Current UK professional registration (as applicable)

• Excellent interpersonal and rapport-building abilities
• Empathy and sensitive communication
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Clinical assessment and formulation
• Evidence-based psychological interventions
• Mental health knowledge for adults