Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Bristol

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join AWP Secure Services on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover.

The successful candidate will support psychological assessment, intervention, service evaluation and research activities within our secure inpatient services. There will be opportunities to contribute across both men's and women's pathways and to work alongside a range of multidisciplinary teams within low and medium secure care.

The post holder will join a large and supportive Psychological Therapies Service comprising Clinical, Forensic and Counselling Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Psychologists. The role offers excellent opportunities to develop skills in working with complex mental health, offending behaviour, trauma, personality difficulties, learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions within a secure setting.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support qualified psychologists in delivering high-quality psychological care within secure inpatient services.

Key duties will include assisting with psychological assessments, supporting therapeutic interventions, preparing clinical materials, conducting audits and service evaluation projects, and contributing to research activities. The post holder will also assist with the collection and analysis of outcome data and provide administrative support to psychological work where required.

Working under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, the successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of psychologically informed care and support multidisciplinary colleagues in promoting recovery-focused practice across the service.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

342-SEC046-0926

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 1EG

United Kingdom