If you are a proactive, passionate and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist who would be excited about the chance to be a part of this service with a team of highly skilled clinicians then we want to hear from you Role: Assistant Psychologist – 6 month Fixed Term Contract Location: Basildon, Essex

Salary: £27,118 per annum plus £1250 Essex Allowance Full Time: 37.5 hours per week Our Charity St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health.

Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

The role The successful applicants will join the psychology team working on site at our Essex Hospital. Duties are varied and will assist Qualified Psychologists in psychological and behavioural assessments of patient needs, offering group and individual therapy sessions based on CBT, DBT and psycho educational models, maintaining research databases, carrying out clinical audits, delivering staff training.

The psychology team plays a key role in service delivery and development,



with research being a key activity with academic publications and presentations at national and international conferences.

About You Applicants should have a minimum of an upper second-class honours degree in psychology and be eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society. Applicants with either previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary team in a clinical setting or a relevant postgraduate qualification are very welcome.

Applicants should be very competent in computer skills, research methods, have high levels of literacy and numeracy, and have great interpersonal and communication skills. Previous experience and interest in working with adults with autism, intellectual disability or offenders is advantageous, but not essential.

Reward We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing after 10 years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.

Interested? If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply here.

Closing date: Thursday 15th October 2026

📌 Assistant Psychologist - Essex 6 month Fixed Term Contract
🏢 St Andrew's Healthcare
📍 Essex