Assistant Psychologist

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Greater London seeks an assistant psychologist to enhance emotional wellbeing for young people. Responsibilities include working with clinicians to support teams and families, monitoring project impacts, providing care during transitions, and designing interventions. While qualifications aren't specified, a commitment to supporting mental health is essential. This role promotes a nurturing work environment with benefits like flexible working and career development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• Interest in supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health for young people.
• Ability to assist in audits, statistics, and research projects.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside clinicians in CAMHS to support teams and families.
• Lead monitoring of the impact of the work.
• Provide psychological care for children transitioning to adult services.
• Design and implement teaching interventions for children and families.
• Support assessments and referrals to other services.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an assistant psychologist with an interest in supporting and improving emotional wellbeing & mental health for young people.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside two other clinicians in CAMHS within a consultation and clinical capacity to support the Kingston & Richmond CAMHS teams, the professional network, young people & families.
• Take a lead on monitoring the impact of the work.
• Support the provision of professional psychological care for children and young people transitioning to adult mental health services, and support clinicians involved in such care.
• Assist in audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit or research projects.
• Design and implement teaching and support interventions for both children/young people and their carers.
• Support team assessments, neurodevelopmental assessments and check‑in calls for those on the waitlist.
• Complete referrals to other services and liaise with other agencies.
• All clinical work will be carried out under supervision and with the agreement of the post holder’s supervisor.

Qualifications

Qualifications and experience requirements are not specified in the posting.

Benefits

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About the Trust

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill‑health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ – we aspire to be ‘outstanding’. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti‑racist.