Assistant Psychologist - Barnet Enhanced Support team, Barnet CAMHS

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in North London is looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Barnet Enhanced Support Team. This fixed-term Band 5 position involves supporting children and young people with mental health needs, maintaining therapeutic relationships, and participating in quality improvement projects. A degree in psychology is essential along with relevant experience. The role offers a salary between £35,763 and £43,466 per annum with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

NHS pension

Generous leave

Discounts

Strong internal networks

Qualifications

• Experience supporting mental health needs of children and young people.
• Understanding of neurodevelopmental differences.
• Knowledge of national policies related to the client group.

Responsibilities

• Attend clinical meetings and in-service training.
• Record all clinical information in line with trust policies.
• Support service development and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Understanding of child development and psychosocial models

Ability to develop therapeutic relationships

IT skills including clinical records systems and data tools

Education

Upper second-class honours degree in psychology

Tools

RiO

Excel

Job description

Overview

Assistant Psychologist - Barnet Enhanced Support team, Barnet CAMHS. Fixed-term Band 5 position to join the Barnet Enhanced Support Team. The service is multidisciplinary and aligned with the iThrive Framework, promoting holistic, needs-led care. The team provides a rapid and flexible service for urgent and acute problems facing troubled adolescents, including significant self-harm and serious mental illness. The Trust supports ongoing professional development with supervision and CPD opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Attend clinical meetings and in-service training as required.
• Keep up to date with new techniques and research to promote good practice.
• Record all clinical information in line with trust policies.
• Support service development and quality improvement projects.
• Plan and prioritise own workload and activities under the direction of the supervising clinical psychologist.
• Support formal and informal assessment of social communication needs of children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties.
• Hold a small caseload supervised by an 8a Clinical Psychologist.
• This is not an exhaustive list; a detailed Job Description and Person Specification are provided with the post.

Requirements

• Essential
• Qualifications/Registrations: Upper second-class honours degree (or higher) in psychology; entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Skills/Abilities: Understanding of child development and psychosocial models; ability to develop therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries; ability to manage own workload; IT skills including clinical records systems (e.g., RiO) and data tools (e.g., Excel); ability to reflect on practice and use supervision for development.
• Experience/Knowledge: Experience in supporting mental health needs of children and young people, including with neurodevelopmental differences; knowledge of routine outcome monitoring and up-to-date evidence-based practice; awareness of national policies related to the client group.
• Other: Commitment to equality of opportunity and service user participation.

• Desirable
• 3DI or ADI-R training; post-qualifying training in relevant areas; specialist training in CAMHS; higher-level training in research design/analysis; experience in teaching/training; strong report writing; knowledge of service evaluation and quality improvement methods.

About Us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services. We support flexible working and staff development, with NHS pension, generous leave, discounts, and strong internal networks.

Details

• Job locations: Hollyoak Clinic, Barnet CAMHS; Edgware Community Hospital; Burnt Oak Broadway, HA8 0AD
• Band: 5
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Salary: £35,763 to £43,466 per annum including HCAS
• Reference: 455-NLFT-0407

Note: This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks and may require sponsorship considerations for eligible applicants. Details on sponsorship and overseas checks are provided in the original job notice.