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General job role: supporting individuals with mild to moderate anxiety and depression with self-help interventions based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Minimum qualifications: Foundation degree or BSc degree (preferably in Psychology), or a level 5 diploma in a relevant field.

Minimum experience: work and/or voluntary experience with people who have experienced mental health problems.

General Job role: support the psychological care of clients by aiding psychological assessments and interventions; analyse and coordinate clinical data and produce reports.
Avg. Salary: between NHS band 4 and band 5.
Minimum qualifications: BSc degree (preferably in Psychology) at grade 2:1 or higher, and eligible for BPS registration.

Minimum experience: working with people with mental health difficulties and/or disabilities in a clinical setting.

General Job role: assist in research projects (i.e., recruiting and supporting participants, collecting data); liaise with mental health, social care and primary care services; conduct clinical assessments.
Avg. Salary: between NHS band 4 and band 5.
Minimum qualifications: BSc degree in Psychology or a similar subject at grade 2:1 or higher.
Minimum experience: working and/or volunteering with people with mental health difficulties, preferably in. a clinical setting; able to analyse data using analysis programs i.e., Excel and SPSS.

General job role: supporting service users on a resident and/or clinical unit, aiding the facilitation of individual, social, and group activities; working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to help plan, evaluate, and deliver activities that align with a service user's recovery plan.

Minimum qualifications: Health care or a similar subject at level 3 diploma (equivalent to A-Levels).

Minimum experience: work and/or voluntary experience with people who have experienced mental health difficulties; working within a team.

General job role: assessing and treating people either in adult mental health settings or in a range of areas involving children, young people, and their families; supervised by a Clincal Psychologist.

Minimum qualifications: 2:2 BSc degree in Psychology or similar that is eligible for BPS registration.

Minimum experience: work and/or voluntary experience with people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

General Job role: design a Psychology curriculum and be able to create an effective learning enviornment, assisting students in acheiving excellent results.
Avg. Salary: starting from £34,421 (depending on location and experience).
Minimum qualifications: complete a teaching training qualifcation aka a Psychology PGCE. At least a 2:2 in a BSc degree related to Psychology is needed to apply.