Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a candidate to contribute to the diagnostic pathway in the Adult ADHD team. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, delivering workshops, and assisting with administration and data collection. Applicants, especially from neurodiverse backgrounds, are welcome. This role is crucial for enhancing patient care and supporting multifaceted mental health services.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting assessments and report writing.
• Ability to contribute to workshop design and delivery.
• Skills in administration and data collection.

Responsibilities

• Carry out DIVA assessments under supervision.
• Design and deliver psychoeducation workshops.
• Manage Excel spreadsheets and aid in audits.

Job description

To contribute to the diagnostic pathway in the Adult ADHD team, including conducting DIVA assessments and report writing under the supervision of qualified psychological therapists and psychiatrists.

To contribute to pre- and post-diagnostic workshops, developing materials and delivering sessions alongside other professionals in the team.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct audits, and collect statistics.

Applications from neurodiverse candidates are welcome.

• Carry out DIVA (Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults) assessment under supervision.
• Contribute to the design of psychoeducation workshops, deliver these, and evaluate the programme.
• Liaise with the MDT about diagnostic assessment and onward support.
• Support the operational lead and administrative staff with referral and screening processes.
• Manage Excel spreadsheets.
• Deliver face-to-face and online pre- and post-diagnostic groups.
• Assist in clinically related administration, audits, and statistics.
• Contribute to MDT discussions regarding client care.

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 work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector, including through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 staff work in various settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools, and people’s homes.

We operate over 125 sites across the South of England, including in London within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Kent. We manage hospital sites such as Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services across Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Kent, and South London. We are committed to providing high-quality care and supporting our staff.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families, guided by our values: We’re Kind, We Listen, and We Care.

This advert closes on Sunday, 17 August 2025.