Assistant Psychologist

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; United States; On-site; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s CAMHS Outpatient Team is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to provide psychosocial reviews, risk assessment, and therapeutic support under supervision. You will contribute to MDT discussions, formulations, and service development while maintaining a small clinical caseload.

The role supports ongoing training and supervision from a clinical psychologist, with opportunities to engage in audit and research activities within CAMHS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level psychology background or equivalent.
• Experience supporting mental health services preferred.
• Good communication with young people and families.
• Ability to work under supervision in CAMHS setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist psychosocial reviews of a young person’s needs and assess risk.
• Bring complex cases to MDT meetings and contribute formulations.
• Hold a therapeutic caseload under supervision and provide interventions.
• Support data collection, outcomes measures, audits and service development.

Skills

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Case formulation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BSc in Psychology

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Overview

Assistant Psychologist - CAMHS Outpatient Team - 37.5 hours a week

Does the idea of bringing high-quality care and innovation to the heart of CAMHS excite you? Do you thrive working in complex environments that require adaptability and creativity? Are you committed to working compassionately with young people and the systems around them? If so, we could be just what you're looking for.

The CAMHS Outpatient team provide varied and bespoke interventions for children and young people experiencing difficulties with their mental health. The team has expertise from many disciplines and we are proud of the strong working relationships within the team.

The young people you will be working with are likely to present with neurodiversity, emotional dysregulation, trauma histories and high-risk behaviours.

The team is committed to offering psychologically-informed support to ensure the best possible care. Good supervision from a clinical psychologist will be in place to support you in the role.

Across the service there is a trust-wide AP support group, as well as a rolling programme of CAMHS training to ensure your growth.

There is ongoing work across the Trust to embed anti-racism across services to ensure they are accessible, effective and safe places for the diverse communities we serve.

Contact Details

Dr Rebecca Money, Clinical Psychologist, [e-mail]

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

You will be involved in, amongst other things:

• Support the Duty Team in completing psychosocial reviews of a young person’s needs within CAMHS. Assess and manage risk and signpost appropriately.
• Bring complex case discussions to MDT meetings and share your formulations.
• Hold a therapeutic caseload under supervision and provide appropriate psychological interventions.
• Overseeing routine screening and outcome measures within the service - creating systems and databases to facilitate this and supporting MDT colleagues with interpreting outcome data.
• Conducting case note reviews to inform comprehensive assessments.
• Developing resources to support clinical work.
• Supporting formulation within the teams.
• Liaising with CAMHS colleagues and external agencies.
• Contributing to audit, research and service development projects.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.