Job description

Job responsibilities

This Higher Assistant Psychologist post-holder will:

• Work independently under supervision within a range of settings, representing CNTW within the multi-agency NSIP team
• Collaboratively identify and assess referrals into NSIP with the team and collate information to produce clear formulations following multi-professional consultations regarding high-risk stalking behaviours
• Use these formulations to identify risk, needs and responsivity factors important in considering a range of intervention options
• Following training, undertake structured professional judgement-based risk assessments such as the Stalking Risk Profile (SRP), Screening Assessment for Stalking and Harassment (SASH) and HCR-20
• Have direct involvement in monthly multi-agency stalking clinic, including preparing information prior to the clinic and participation in the clinic to synthesise and collate formulatory information to summarise clinic discussion
• Deliver and support training to community teams, prison teams and other agencies to raise awareness of stalking
• Provide advice to Probation Practitioners (PP) on engagement and motivational challenges linked to mental health, personality difficulties and neurodiversity.
• Support qualified members of the team to deliver reflective practice, supervision groups.
• Undertake service evaluation in relation to NSIP
• Undertake psychological assessment with stalking perpetrators as part of multi-agency assessment of stalking risk
• Receive weekly clinical supervision from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within Secure Care.
• Maintain effective relationships with colleagues in different agencies and work to uphold the shared vision and values of NSIP

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 17th September 2026

Closing date : 1st October 2026

We welcome your application.

Please note - this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology.
• Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
• Experience as an assistant/research psychologist
• Knowledge of evidence based practice

Desirable

• Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
• Experience with client group relevant to post
• Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
• Experience of providing individual or group interventions.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
• Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
• Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
• Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
• An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare

Desirable

• A high standard of report writing.

Personal Characteristics

Essential

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals by supervisor.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary

Desirable

• A desire to explore a career in applied 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northgate Park/Victoria House Probation office

Psychology Service, Sycamore, Northgate Park/Newcastle Quayside

Morpeth/Newcastle upon Tyne

NE61 3BP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)