Assistant Psychologist (Higher Level) | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service in South London is seeking a qualified assistant psychologist to support perinatal mental health services. The role involves assisting in the delivery of psychological therapies for women during the perinatal period, with a focus on clinical supervision and professional development. A strong interest in perinatal mental health and a relevant psychology degree are essential. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for further training and career growth.

Benefits

Access to specialist clinical supervision

Continuing professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of or interest in perinatal mental health is desirable.
• Ability to assist in clinically related administration.
• Willingness to contribute to individual and group therapies.

Responsibilities

• Assist practitioner psychologists in delivering a specialist applied psychology service.
• Provide clinical work contributing to perinatal psychological therapies.
• Conduct audits, collect statistics, and develop research projects.

Skills

Clinical audit skills

Research skills

Experience with perinatal populations

Education

First-class or upper-second-class Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Job description

Overview

The Perinatal Mental Health Service has a growing team of perinatal psychological therapists who are committed to providing evidence-based interventions to women and their families that are accessible and acceptable to the diverse South London population. We offer perinatal psychological therapies for parental mental health problems, including CBT, EMDR, IPT, DBT, Systemic Family Therapy and Parent Infant Psychotherapy. There is a focus on coproduction, quality, supervision and ongoing audit and evaluation, keeping the experience of service users at the heart.

The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive psychological therapies service that offers excellent opportunities for continuing professional development. We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. Specialist perinatal psychology clinical and professional supervision will be provided from within the service.

Responsibilities

• To assist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service in Perinatal Mental Health Services.
• To provide clinical work contributing to individual and group perinatal psychological therapies as required by the service, under the clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.
• To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
• To work as at appropriate levels of independence, following clinical guidelines, policies and procedures.
• The postholder will work closely with perinatal psychologists and psychotherapists across the service and may support the development of more junior assistant psychologists/ honorary assistant psychologists.

Requirements and Skills

We would like to hear from those with a range of clinical, audit, service evaluation and research skills. You will ideally have experience of working with women and their families within the perinatal period and / or a keen interest to develop knowledge and skills in this area. Specialist perinatal supervision will be provided and you will join a friendly and supportive team of specialist perinatal psychologists and psychological therapists.

About the Perinatal Mental Health Teams

Perinatal Mental Health Teams (PMHTs) are secondary care mental health teams that specialise in supporting people in the perinatal period (pregnancy through until 12 months postnatal) who have severe and complex mental health difficulties. We assess and treat a range of difficulties including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, personality disorders and eating disorders.

The service is designed to provide timely input to parents and their families to mitigate the impact of mental health disorder on the child. We are a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatry, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and nursery nursing. The service works closely with maternity/obstetric services as well as other agencies (e.g., health visiting and social services). We have close links with the Mother-Baby Unit (MBU) in-patient unit at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.

Locations

Maudsley Hospital

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from Ruskin Park and the high-street with a wide range of restaurants.

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads, offers free parking and is within walking distance from Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations.

Application and Requirements

Please see the full job description for further information.

This post is open to applicants with a first-class or upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Experience of or interest in perinatal mental health is desirable.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025.