Assistant Clinical Psychologist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Discounts

NHS pension

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) through the Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS) invites applications for a psychology support role. The post holder will assist in psychological assessment and interventions under supervision, working across CLDS and the Alexandra Centre.

You will contribute to audits, data collection, and service development, attend team meetings, and help maintain clinical databases in line with governance and policy.

Qualifications

• Under supervision of a qualified psychologist, assist in psychological assessment using psychometric tests and interviews.
• Assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions and care plans under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist in psychological assessment of people referred to the service.
• Support coordination and running of therapeutic programmes (including Positive Behavioural Support) within Alexandra College.
• Help develop and deliver training and educational sessions related to the service.
• Assist in data collection, audits, and research projects for service development.

Job description

This role is located in Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS). CLDS is a fully integrated health and social care multi-disciplinary team for adults with learning disabilities living in the London Borough of Camden (LBC). CLDS is based in LBC premises, but maintains very strong and active links with NLFT (e.g. training, professional development, overarching clinical and professional governance). CLDS also provides health input to the Alexandra Centre (a Further Education college for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and / or autistic spectrum conditions). Psychological work at the Alexandra Centre includes support for staff and student wellbeing through assessment, observation, and the application of behavioural and psychological approaches. The post holder will work across both CLDS and the Alexandra Centre. Thesuccessful candidate will support and enhance the psychological work withthe people who access theCamden Learning DisabilitiesService including thosepeoplewho attend the Alexandra Centre; providing psychologicalassessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professionalpsychologist, attending team meetings as appropriate, working independently according to a planagreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies andprocedures. Toassistin clinically related administration, conduct of audits and service evaluations,collectionofstatistics,developmentof auditand/or researchprojects andotherproject work.,

• Under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, to assist in the psychological assessment of people referred to the service, undertaking protocol based psychological assessments, using psychometric tests, self-reportmeasures, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviewsasappropriate.
• To assistin the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions and care plans, underthesupervisionofa qualifiedprofessionalpsychologist.
• To assistin the coordination and running of therapeutic programmes (including PositiveBehavioural Support plans) within Alexandra College asrequired.
• To help develop and deliver training and educational sessions to people who access the service as well as people within their networks, both inside and outside of the organisation.
• To assistin the design and implementation of research,auditand servicedevelopment projectswithintheserviceasrequired.
• To assistin data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using databasesandstatistical programmesasrequired.
• The successful candidate will help to develop andmaintainthe Psychology team's database and other pathway specific databases where needed. They will conduct yearly audits to highlight the work of the psychology team and ensure computer systems accurately reflect the work undertaken.
• To undertake such other duties and responsibilities,appropriate tothe grade of the post, asmaybeagreeda qualifiedprofessionalpsychologistand/ or the HeadofPsychologyforCLDS.
• To receive regular supervision for all clinical work in accordance with Trust and service policiesandprofessional practice guidelines.
• Toparticipateinanagreedprogrammeoftrainingandprofessionaldevelopmentinordertodevelopclinicalknowledgeandpractice relevanttothe deliveryofcurrentduties.
• To undertake such other duties and responsibilities, appropriate tothe grade of the post, asmaybeagreedaqualifiedprofessionalpsychologistand/ or the HeadofPsychologyforCLDS.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.