Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP)

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% London HCAS

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 6 Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) in the Older Adult Mental Health Team based in Waltham Forest. The role involves 1:1 therapy, group interventions and joint assessments, with opportunities for leadership, research and service development.

Base in Red Oak Lodge, Leytonstone, with travel to locations across the borough. The MDT setup supports complex case formulations and cross-agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).
• MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology (MCAP) qualification from an accredited training provider.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and formulation for service users referred to Waltham Forest Older Adult Mental Health team under supervision.
• Brief interventions for complex presentations above the threshold for Waltham Forest Talking Therapies.
• Group interventions for older people including dementia and carers.
• Community-based 1-1 work with patients.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Engage in diverse clinical presentations and service development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Formulation

1:1 therapy

Group interventions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology with GBC

MCAP qualification

Job description

We are pleased to announce a new vacancy in our Older Adult Mental Health Team based in Waltham Forest - a band 6 qualified Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP).

The CAP role is central to the team's psychological provision, with opportunities for 1:1 therapy, offering group interventions, and joint assessment and consultation. There will be opportunities for leadership, research, service development and consultation to the system, which will involve liaising with professionals involved in the in care of the individual.

The Older Adult MHT works closely as an MDT, with weekly clinical meetings where complex cases can be thought about and MDT formulations can be developed. There is also opportunity to work jointly with other members of the MDT in cases of particular complexity.

The main team base is at Red Oak Lodge in Leytonstone but the successful candidate will be required to visit patients in various locations across the borough.

Job Responsibilities

The Clinical Associate Psychologist is a key role within both the psychology team and the wider Older Adult Mental Health team.

Key Duties Include

• Assessment and formulation for service users referred to Waltham Forest Older Adult Mental Health team, under supervision from the wider Psychology team.
• Brief interventions for complex presentations above the threshold for Waltham Forest Talking Therapies.
• Group interventions: including some interventions for older people who have recently been diagnosed with dementia and their carers.
• Seeing patients to do 1-1 work with them in the community.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Working with diversity and a range of clinical presentations.
• Opportunities for service development, research projects and audit of interventions.
• Interdisciplinary and inter-agency working.

Essential Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.
• MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology (MCAP) qualification from an accredited training provider.
• Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

They Are

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications. Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience. We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please See The Attached Job Description And Person Specification

for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

Name: Shamara Williams

Job title: Service Manager

Contact Number: 03005551270

Email: [e-mail]