Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Erith; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community and mental health organization based in the UK is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join the Bexley ADAPT Team. The successful candidate will conduct psychological assessments and interventions under supervision, contributing to the care of clients with complex emotional needs. A strong foundation in psychology and excellent teamwork skills are essential. This full-time position offers valuable experience for aspiring clinical psychologists.

Benefits

Strong supervision structures

Access to CPD events

Multi-disciplinary team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in administering and interpreting psychological assessments.
• Ability to undertake audits and clinical-related administration.
• Willingness to engage in continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assist with psychological assessments and contribute to care plans.
• Conduct therapeutic interventions under supervision.
• Coordinate psycho-educational groups and staff training.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Neuropsychological testing

Team collaboration

Education

2:1 degree in Psychology

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Assistant Psychologist to join the Bexley ADAPT Team, in a full-time permanent post. The post holder will contribute to the psychological care of clients under the ADAPT (Anxiety, Depression, Affective Disorders, Personality Disorders and Trauma) pathway, providing psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychological therapist. The team is developing new and innovative ways of working with people with complex emotional needs, including ‘whole team approach’ interventions such as SCM (Structured Clinical Management), alongside established approaches such as attachment difficulties and trauma (i.e. MBT, CBT, CAT, Psychodynamic, EMDR, Systemic & 3rd wave approaches). The post-holder will develop formulation and intervention skills using a range of models, offering both individual and group work.

The successful candidate will join a well-established multi-disciplinary team, comprising professionals from psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy and admin alongside a well-regarded psychological therapies team. The post holder will contribute to projects such as audit and staff training and have access to strong supervision structures alongside local CPD events. This post will provide valuable experience for psychology graduates planning to apply for training in clinical psychology. Applicants should have a 2:1 degree in Psychology.

About Oxleas

Oxleas is a successful and well-respected Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust. Oxleas is consistently in the top rank of trusts in the UK for staff satisfaction and is rated as a place where staff would like their relatives and friends to be cared for as reported in the NHS Staff Survey. Oxleas was shortlisted for 'Staff Engagement' and 'Provider Trust of the Year' in the 2015 HSJ Awards. The psychologists in the Bexley Locality Mental Health Service are part of a large, well-established and supportive Psychological Therapies Department, which is part of the Therapies Directorate within the Trust.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality and Diversity is a high priority for us, for all staff and service users. We have a dedicated Human Rights Advisor, offer a BME Coaching and Mentoring Programme, and have a number of staff networks: Black and Ethnic Minority (BAMEx) Network, Disability Action Group, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender (LBGT+) network, the Straight Allies programme, the Women’s network and the Mental Health Staff Network.

Application notes

Please note that for some occupations we receive a high amount of applications and where this is evident the post will be closed and we will put a limit on the number of applications that we are able to receive. If you do not hear anything within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

Why Oxleas

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Purpose and values

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Role purpose

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the ADAPT service line across all sectors of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• To assist in clinically related administration, conducts of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
• Key tasks and responsibilities: To undertake psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuropsychological tests; risk assessment; 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, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
• To develop formulations and deliver therapeutic interventions involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems as part of a care plan, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
• To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic and/or psycho educational groups, training, or clinical projects.
• To work with other staff to assess or support service users in care homes and other community settings and contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.
• To assist in the 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.
• Educate and involve carers, family members and others in treatment and interventions as necessary.
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week.
• To create graphs or charts to collate or summarise data.
• To assist in producing visual material or user-friendly information for interventions with clients.
• To update the RIO and/or any other patient records database in relation to contact with clients.
• In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
• To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.
• To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
• To contribute to the training and support of other staff in provision of psychological care.

Note

Please see attached Job Description for further details.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025