Assistant Psychologist

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 15 January 2026

This post is a fixed term/secondment for 12 months from start date due to funding

If you are interested applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

We are pleased to be recruiting an Assistant Psychologist to join our psychology team, due to the current Assistant Psychologist gaining a place on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The roles are supported and supervised by a psychologist.

The post will be split across two Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB: Cynon and Merthyr CMHTs.

The role is advertised as 30 hours/week, but there may be scope to increase to full time. This could be discussed at interview.

Please note: we will not be closing applications earlier than the proposed date, so please take your time to write an application that reflects your experience and is specific to this role. Interviews will be in person unless exceptional circumstances apply.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t \’fluency\’, just speaking & listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see \’Welsh Language Guidance\’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve helping the CMHT psychologists to prepare for and run therapy groups, conduct audits and evaluations, and carry out other tasks to support psychological working and service development in the CMHTs. You will also have a small individual caseload for clinical work which will be fully supported and supervised. You will be joining an innovative psychology service that is integrated into multi-disciplinary teams.

We have good links with the South Wales Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales\\\’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM\\\’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff\\\’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy–Our Health, Our Future–focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you\\\’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Ability to use word processing and computer packages for both report writing, layout.

Experience

• Experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties.

Aptitude and abilities

• Competence in research design and methodologies.
• Possession of high level communication skills both in spoken and written communication, including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
• An ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems. An ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to an adult mental health context.
• Confidence in working with people with mental health problems and their families.
• Ability to work independently with clinical supervision.
• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines and be involved in training members of staff.
• An ability to manage emotional issues arising from working with clients in significant distress.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£31,516 to £38,364 a year per annum pro rata