Assistant Psychologist North London NHS Foundation Trust

PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO); London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service in North London as an Assistant Psychologist. You'll work with a dedicated team to support adults with neuro-diverse presentations, enhancing their psychological care through assessments and interventions. This role offers opportunities for training and involvement in research projects, contributing to a vital service that aims to improve mental health outcomes in the community.

Qualifications

• Support referral screening and diagnostic assessments under supervision.
• Conduct informant report interviews for diagnostic process.

Responsibilities

• Enhance psychological care for clients with ASD and ADHD.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings and research projects.
• Manage clinically relevant administration tasks.

Skills

Psychological Assessment

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Psychology Degree

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a specialist team delivering a service for adults with neuro-diverse presentations, specifically Autism (Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The post-holder will work as part of an team comprising psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical practitioners, assistant psychologists, and administrators.

The post holder will support and enhance the psychological care of clients within the Adult Autism Diagnostic & Consultation Service and Adult ADHD Clinic. They main role of the assistant psychologist will be to support the team with referral screening and diagnostic assessments, under the supervision of a clinical psychologist. The post holder will be trained to conduct informant report interviews to contribute to the diagnostic process, as well as support clinicians with other aspects of the diagnostic assessments. Additionally there will be opportunities to support with psychological assessment and intervention, including co-facilitating group workshops within the Adult ADHD Clinic.

The post holder will also contribute to clinically relevant administration such as responding to enquiries, liaising with service users, and booking appointments. They will attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings on a weekly basis. They will work on supporting the team with any current research projects. They may also work on other designated projects within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures, including conducting audits and service evaluations.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:


1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

The post holder will support and enhance the psychological care of clients within the Adult Autism Diagnostic & Consultation Service and Adult ADHD Clinic. They main role of the assistant psychologist will be to support the team with referral screening and diagnostic assessments, under the supervision of a clinical psychologist. The post holder will be trained to conduct informant report interviews to contribute to the diagnostic process, as well as support clinicians with other aspects of the diagnostic assessments. Additionally there will be opportunities to support with psychological assessment and intervention, including co-facilitating group workshops within the Adult ADHD Clinic.

The post holder will also contribute to clinically relevant administration such as responding to enquiries, liaising with service users, and booking appointments. They will attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings on a weekly basis. They will work on supporting the team with any current research projects. They may also work on other designated projects within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures, including conducting audits and service evaluations.


This advert closes on Wednesday 14 May 2025