# Assistant Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/70cc4b30-0678-4f62-a3d5-a7e0c83a3982 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/70cc4b30-0678-4f62-a3d5-a7e0c83a3982.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,094 - £36,195 per annum incl. of HCAs pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: N/A - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2025-11-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-11-11T10:23:37.691Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hither_Green_London/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Applied_Psychology/Applied_Psychology-v7441295 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7441295?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to work  within Adult Mental Health and with clients who are experiencing Psychosis.  The role offers a valuable opportunity for someone with a strong first degree in psychology, plus relevant experience, to further progress their career. Supervised and working alongside  a clinical/counselling  psychologist in the team, the post is highly suitable for a candidate who aspires to pursue further training in clinical psychology and other psychological therapy professions. The Assistant Psychologist post offers an excellent opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in clinical/counselling psychology, within a broader NHS.  You will have  regular individual supervision from a Psychologist in the team. About the location: You will be based full time at Heather Close,  closed to centre Lewisham and near to bus and train station. Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth. ### Main duties of the job - To assist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service in the in-patent service. - To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist. - To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. - To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager. - To assist in the collection and analysis of data related to the Heather Close Rehab service, and in particular provision of psychological therapies. - To coordinate research activity in the Heather Close Rehab service. Previous  experience of CBT for psychosis and DBT will be highly considered. This would suit a person who already has worked as Assistant Psychologist with  experience of facilitating groups and worked with people who are experiencing psychosis. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide psychological assessments and 5P formulations for clients at Heather Close, under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist.  To provide protocol based individual psychological interventions for clients or carers at Heather Close. To arrange, schedule and provide protocol based group psychological interventions for clients at Heather Close. To assist the psychologists in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training To arrange, schedule and co-facilitate training to carers in order to support the clinical work   To facilitate a range of assessments in line with patients’ level of engagement, facilitate under supervision treatment groups, developing PBS plan for management of challenging behaviours. To facilitate staff support . ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to work  within Adult Mental Health and with clients who are experiencing Psychosis.  The role offers a valuable opportunity for someone with a strong first degree in psychology, plus relevant experience, to further progress their career. Supervised and working alongside  a clinical/counselling  psychologist in the team, the post is highly suitable for a candidate who aspires to pursue further training in clinical psychology and other psychological therapy professions. The Assistant Psychologist post offers an excellent opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in clinical/counselling psychology, within a broader NHS.  You will have  regular individual supervision from a Psychologist in the team. About the location: You will be based full time at Heather Close,  closed to centre Lewisham and near to bus and train station. Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth. ## Job Description ·       To assist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service in the in-patent service. ·       To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist. ·       To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. ·       To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager. ·       To assist in the collection and analysis of data related to the Heather Close Rehab service, and in particular provision of psychological therapies. ·       To coordinate research activity in the Heather Close Rehab service. Previous  experience of CBT for psychosis and DBT will be highly considered. This would suit a person who already has worked as Assistant Psychologist with  experience of facilitating groups and worked with people who are experiencing psychosis. ## Responsibilities To provide psychological assessments and 5P formulations for clients at Heather Close, under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist.  To provide protocol based individual psychological interventions for clients or carers at Heather Close.To arrange, schedule and provide protocol based group psychological interventions for clients at Heather Close.To assist the psychologists in the development of individual or group clinical materials or trainingTo arrange, schedule and co-facilitate training to carers in order to support the clinical work  To facilitate a range of assessments in line with patients’ level of engagement, facilitate under supervision treatment groups, developing PBS plan for management of challenging behaviours. To facilitate staff support . ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in Adult Mental Health and Psychosis to be able to work clinically with close direct supervision - Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits. - Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. ### Qualification **Essential** - Person Specification: Essential Qualifications and Professional Registration · A First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision. - Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues. - Skills in providing supporting teaching and training provided by psychologists or others to other professional groups - Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. - Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles. ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 544.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9692572) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.