Assistant Psychologist KCW Memory Service | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join the KCW Memory Service in London. The role involves supporting psychological assessments and interventions for individuals experiencing memory difficulties and dementia. This is an excellent opportunity for graduate psychologists interested in gaining experience and developing their skills in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment. Supervision from qualified psychologists will be provided, enhancing career development and supporting future applications for doctoral training courses in Clinical Psychology.

Qualifications

• Graduate psychologists eligible for British Psychological Society Graduate Basis for Chartership.
• Interest in developing knowledge and experience for applications to doctoral training courses in Clinical Psychology.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients.
• Assist qualified staff in delivering care plans involving psychological intervention.
• Support qualified staff in coordinating and facilitating therapeutic groups.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings as agreed in supervision.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Neuropsychological testing

Team collaboration

Therapeutic group facilitation

Education

Graduate in Psychology eligible for BPS GBC

Job description

Overview

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to work in the Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Memory Service, based in the Gordon Hospital, Bloomburg Street, London, SW1V 2RH. The post will be working 1.0 WTE (five days a week) within the KCW Memory Service, which is in the Jameson Division of CNWL. This is an exciting post in which the post holder will, under supervision, be supporting qualified psychologists and other colleagues in the service in the delivery of assessment and intervention to people experiencing difficulties with their memory and people living with dementia. This will include supporting the delivery of cognitive assessments and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy groups. The post holder also plays a role in supporting the wider team with service development initiatives.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

1. To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients which have been agreed in supervision. This might include neuropsychological, tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
2. To assist qualified staff in the delivery of care plans involving psychological intervention. All work to be agreed and undertaken under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
3. To support qualified staff in the coordination and facilitation of therapeutic groups, as agreed in supervision.
4. To support qualified psychologists in the maintenance and 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.
5. To attend and, where agreed in supervision, contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

About CNWL and the Service

There’s a place for you at CNWL. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you’re at, there’s always a place for you at CNWL.

KCW Memory Service is a multi-disciplinary service, and the post holder will also have the opportunity to gain experience working in a team setting with colleagues from a range of backgrounds including psychiatry, nursing, and occupational therapy. As an assistant psychologist working in CNWL older people’s services, the post holder will be a member of a wider community of older adult psychologists, in which regular professional meetings are held and CPD provided. The post holder will also receive supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist.

This post is ideal for graduate psychologists eligible for British Psychological Society (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) who are looking to develop their portfolio of knowledge and experience to support applications to doctoral training courses in Clinical Psychology or other areas of Applied Psychology in the health care field.

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025