About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a substantive Assistant Psychologist post working in the new Maternal Mental Health Service within the Paediatric and Women's Health Psychology service at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust. The post is available on a 0.6 wte basis.The paediatric and women's health psychology service is a thriving department, which is committed to child and family centred care. There are opportunities for professional development through regular CPD, involvement in service improvement projects, and supervision. The paediatric and women's health psychology service is part of the wider department of Psychology in Healthcare, enabling collaboration and support with adult psychology colleagues. There are also close links with the doctorate clinical psychology courses at Newcastle and Teeside Universities.The post will involve supporting qualified staff who will be seeing women and birthing people under the care of NUTH Maternity Services for assessment and therapy. This is a brand new service, and the post holder will work closely with the team to develop clinical pathways, robust processes for service evaluation, developing Patient Participation and Involvement in developing the new service.
Interview Date Thursday 19 November 2026 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
In addition to the core components of Assistant Psychologist (Band 5) the post holder will: Use research skills for conducting literature reviews in the area of maternal mental health and undertake audits and service evaluation. Gather and analyse outcome and other measures, and qualitative feedback. Prepare, organise and maintain assessment and therapy resources for a range of contexts e.g. psycho-educational tools, psychometric tests and electronic resources. Support the development of the referral pathway within the new maternal mental health service and maintain up-to-date records. To assist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service in the Maternal Mental Health Service. Under supervision of the Band 8A clinical psychologist, support the clinical work of the service as indicated, which may include brief interventions and co-facilitation of groups. Contribute to team meetings and MDT discussions within the maternity service. Support and contribute to training for colleagues within the service and wider systems.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
Patient/Client Group:
To support in the delivery of psychological interventions for people whose mental health has been significantly impacted e.g. by birth trauma, perinatal loss, or tokophobia.
Key Relationships
Work closely with the 8B Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist and under supervision of the Band 8a Clinical Psychologist/Specialist Psychology Therapist in Psychology in Healthcare.
Be an active part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Geographical Location/Boundaries:
This post will be based mainly on the Royal Victoria Infirmary site but will be expected to work across NUTH facilities depending on patient and service need.
Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential
oSingle honours degree (upper second class or higher) in psychology
Desirable
oFurther post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology
EXPERIENCE Essential
oPaid or voluntary experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist or alongside a Clinical Psychologist oComputer literate with experience of using Microsoft Office and statistical packages for data analysis oExperience of conducting literature searches and reviews
Desirable
oExperience of working with patient groups with psychological difficulties oExperience of working with groups
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential
oKnowledge of developmental processes from childhood to old age oUnderstanding the needs of individuals with psychological difficulties oAn ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and skills to a healthcare setting oUnderstanding of issues relating to confidentiality oHigh level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
Desirable
oAn understanding of the psychological needs of patients oPresentation skills oHigh level report writing
OTHER Essential
oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively oAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
oA desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
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.
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Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trustwide
317 Trustwide
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)