Assistant Psychologist

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health trust in London is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to provide support for young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health. The successful candidate will work alongside clinicians in a clinical capacity, assist in developing care plans, conduct assessments, and support research initiatives. Ideal applicants should have a relevant psychology degree and experience with mental health services. This position offers a salary range of £32,199 to £34,876 per annum, inclusive of Outer London HCAs.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• Upper second-class honours degree in psychology.
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the formulation and delivery of care plans under supervision.
• Assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings and assessments.

Skills

Experience with mental health problems

Experience with adults

Data analysis using SPSS

Education

Upper second-class honours degree in psychology

Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Post graduate training in relevant areas

Job description

Go back South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 29 December 2025

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

The post holder will be working alongside 2 other clinicians in CAMHS within a consultation & clinical capacity to support the Kingston & Richmond CAMHS teams, the professional network, young people & families & will take a lead on monitoring the impact of the work.

Main duties of the job

To support and enhance the provision of professional psychological care of children and young people who require support to transition to adult mental health services. Support to clinicians involved in the care of young people who are moving to adult mental health or associated mental health services through the support to group or individual work, support to staff teams, audit, quality improvement and research under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and lead nurse and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

To assist in the conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects and project work. The post holder will help design and implement teaching and support intervention, for both the child, young person and his/her carers. All clinical work will be carried out under supervision and with the agreement of the post holder's supervisor.

To support with the teams' assessments, neurodevelopmental assessments and check in calls for those on the waitlist. To complete referrals to other services and liaison with other agencies.

About us

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'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

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.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Under appropriate supervision from a qualified Clinical Psychologist:

• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist,
• To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic and/or psychoeducation groups, or care planning.
• To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings, including referral, clinical and review meetings.
• To support protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
• To assist in the implementation and monitoring of therapy and care plans in a way that is positive and respectful of clients and carers' needs.
• To assist in the compilation of assessment, update and discharge reports as required.
• To work with other staff to assess clients in various settings and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
• To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

Teaching, Training and Supervision

• To receive regular supervision from a qualified psychologist
• To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary supervision meetings held for clients as required.
• To attend and participate in professional or multi-disciplinary meetings and training as required.
• To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.
• To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties
• To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.

Management, Recruitment and Service Development

• To assist, under supervision, in the design and implementation of service development or quality improvement projects within the service as required.
• To attend meetings, as appropriate, in which service developments are planned and discussed.

Research and Service Evaluation

• To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.
• To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
• To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

Training and Development

• To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy.
• To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review.
• To undertake personal development as identified in the personal development plan.

Other

• To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holders professional and service manager(s).
• To contribute to standards of best practice through active involvement in regular professional appraisal and individual performance management.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.
• To prepare test materials and visual aids as required.
• To undertake specific administrative duties as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
• Experience of working with people with adults
• Experience of using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

£32,199 to £34,876 a year per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs