Overview
The Luton and Bedfordshire Liaison and Diversion Service (L&DS) are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologist to join our team on an 18 month fixed term contract. The post will be for 30 hours per week. Weekly supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist.
Experience and skills
The ideal candidate for the post will have experience of working in a mental health care setting as an Assistant Psychologist. Previous experience of working with forensic clients or hard to reach clients would be desirable. In terms of skills, we are particularly looking for applicants who are confident, resilient, reflective, willing to learn, and able to operate with a high level of autonomy. We are also looking for applicants who embrace and have experience of collaborative working with partner agencies, service users and carers, and who have a keen interest in working with police, probation and other public sector organisations.
Responsibilities
The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and women, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. The interventions offered are based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community across Luton and Bedfordshire. You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.
Employment details
Hours: 30 per week • Duration: 18 months fixed term
Supervision: Weekly supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist.
Closing date
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025.
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