Job Description

About Us

Psicon is a specialist neurodevelopmental service working collaboratively with various NHS trusts to provide autism and ADHD assessments. We are an independent organisation, but most of our work is for the NHS, whom we are proud to support. Psicon is committed to offering the best psychological support and healthcare available. We take an innovative approach to the delivery of our services and ensure that they are of the highest standards in the industry.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Psychology Assistant to join our team at Psicon. This role is ideal for someone passionate about supporting psychological services and contributing to high-quality care for adults, children, and young people. You will provide essential clinical administrative support, assist with psycho-educational courses, and help maintain the smooth running of our service.

This role is a Fixed Term Contract for 6 month but could be extended. The role is based in the centre of Canterbury, Kent

(Please note there is no onsite parking)

. Our working week for this role is Monday-Friday, hours are 09:00-17:00.

Principle duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Provide efficient clinical administrative support to Directors and clinicians. Maintain accurate clinical records and prepare reports in line with BPS standards. Prepare test materials, visual aids, and correspondence. Collect and analyse data, producing reports to inform service delivery. Support planning and organisation of psycho-educational courses and groups under supervision. Liaise with families, carers, schools, and other professionals to ensure holistic care. Conduct literature searches, audits, and outcome evaluations. Understand safeguarding and risk assessment procedures, escalating concerns appropriately. Communicate effectively with patients, staff, and external stakeholders.

Person Specification

Must have GCSEs in Maths and English (A-C) Must have a degree in Psychology or be working towards (Degree must be accredited by BPS) Strong organisational and administrative skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. Ability to manage sensitive information confidentially. Competence in IT systems and data analysis. Awareness of safeguarding and risk management. Previous experience in a psychology or healthcare setting is desirable.

Working at Psicon

We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of;

The best possible customer service. The most efficient and effective clinical work. A thriving and engaged workforce. A truly inclusive organisation.

Benefits include:

Annual leave of 32 days a year (inclusive of bank holidays). Flexible annual leave scheme providing the ability to buy or sell back additional days. Well-being days. Birthday lie in. Pension scheme (with the option of enhancing via salary sacrifice). Cycle to work scheme. Employee Perks via Psiconnect - our reward gateway packed with discounts. Access to the Blue Light Card membership. Pastry Mondays. Funded social events. Staff well-being bursary scheme.

Additional Information / Contacting Us

For further information please email

recruitment@psicon.co.uk

or call the Psicon Recruitment Team on

03308 383 106

for more information. Should you wish to discuss any reasonable adjustments or assistance you might need in the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment Team and we will do our best to support you. * Please note, Psicon operate a 'safer recruitment' policy and will require candidates to undergo full referencing (covering a 3-year period), an enhanced DBS check, provide evidence of up-to-date mandatory training, the right to live and work in the UK.