Clinical Associate Psychologist

Clinical Associate Psychologist

The closing date is 14 November 2025

An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our Primary & Community Mental Health Team (PCMH). The role involves engaging with both health and community working to support existing clinical care structures, social prescribing and self management offers.

You will join a vibrant team of Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists who provide supervision, support, and professional development. The successful candidate will be comfortable supporting patients one-to-one and in groups, and will be passionate about building skills in supporting patients with long term mental health conditions.

We aim to deliver holistic, person centred care and expect the successful applicant to embrace this philosophy.

Requirements: completion of the British Psychological Society accredited CAP apprenticeship training programme including EPA to IFA standards.

Main duties

Work within the Primary & Community Mental Health Service across Sheffield's primary care networks, developing close links with GP practices, VCSE organisations, secondary care services and families/carers to enable rapid access to care for patients with serious mental illness.

Assess needs and provide extended brief interventions, psychological interventions and work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team (mental health practitioners, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, social prescribers, peer support workers, occupational therapists and pharmacists).

Person Specification Qualifications

• Completion of CAP apprenticeship training programme (BPS accredited, EPA to IFA standards).
• Experience of working with serious mental illness.
• Evidence of working with older and working age adults.
• Evidence of inputting into service development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.