Assistant Psychologist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in London seeks an assistant psychologist to support individuals with learning disabilities. The role involves conducting psychological assessments, coordinating care plans, and facilitating therapeutic groups. Candidates must have a first-class degree in Psychology or a Master's in Psychology. This position offers a comprehensive induction and various employee benefits, including flexible working options and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and development support

Annual travel card loan

Qualifications

• Degree in Psychology required.
• Experience with learning disabilities preferred.
• Knowledge of research methodology and computer literacy essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake protocol based psychological assessments.
• Assist in formulation and delivery of care plans.
• Coordinate and run therapeutic groups.
• Assess service user’s needs in multi-disciplinary reviews.

Skills

Knowledge of services for individuals with learning disabilities

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Data analysis skills

Written communication skills

Education

Psychology Degree (first class) or Masters Degree in Psychology

Job description

The Tri-borough Learning Disabilities service in Kensington and Chelsea is a well-established team co-located with the RBKC learning disabilities social care team. Providing high quality services for people with learning disabilities. Within this team psychology plays a key role in the development and delivery of these services.

We are seeking an assistant psychologist with a keen interest in working in adult learning disability services. You will demonstrate knowledge and/or experience of the context of services for individuals with learning disabilities and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will undertake work directly with service users with learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviour, their carers, family members and other agencies and indirectly as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The person appointed will have a Psychology Degree (first class) or a Masters Degree in Psychology. Knowledge of research methodology, computer literacy, experience of data analysis, and a high level of written communication skills are required.

The service good links with the North London Doctoral Training courses in Clinical Psychology, to which it regularly provides clinical placements to doctoral trainees.
• Under close supervision to undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users. This may include applying psychological tests, including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user’s care.
• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.
• To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups.
• To work with other staff in assessing service user’s needs 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 service users of the service, across all settings where care takes place.



Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.


This advert closes on Thursday 24 Jul 2025