# Assistant Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/d4cccfb8-09f0-4cff-9afa-b0080cab0712 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-psychologist/d4cccfb8-09f0-4cff-9afa-b0080cab0712.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T16:12:30.742Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Mitcham/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Assistant_Psychologist_CAMHS/Assistant_Psychologist_CAMHS-v8099364 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8099364?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting time to join our Trust. South West London St. Georges is at the beginning of an exciting journey of transforming our community mental health services. In recent years there has been significant investment in community mental teams to strengthen provision across all our boroughs. ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and carer progression opportunities, then this may be the role you. ### Main duties of the job This role is a five day per week role based within our Tier 3 Team. The role is split between the ADHD and Transition pathways.  The ADHD pathway takes a broad view to all aspects of care and liaison with families and the network to enable provision of holistic care. The transition role the focus is on preparing young people for the transition to adult services. Both roles may provide opportunity for group and individual work. There will be lots of opportunities for observing and working alongside qualified clinicians. Excellent organisation and communication skills will be required. Tasks will evolve with continued service development. We welcome staff with new ideas and support innovation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients in the Community CAMHS Directorate across all sectors of care, Provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, Work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures, Assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection and analysis of data, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. ## Job Details This is an exciting time to join our Trust. South West London St. Georges is at the beginning of an exciting journey of transforming our community mental health services. In recent years there has been significant investment in community mental teams to strengthen provision across all our boroughs. ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and carer progression opportunities, then this may be the role you. ## Job Description This role is a five day per week role based within our Tier 3 Team. The role is split between the ADHD and Transition pathways. The ADHD pathway takes a broad view to all aspects of care and liaison with families and the network to enable provision of holistic care. The transition role the focus is on preparing young people for the transition to adult services. Both roles may provide opportunity for group and individual work. There will be lots of opportunities for observing and working alongside qualified clinicians. Excellent organisation and communication skills will be required. Tasks will evolve with continued service development. We welcome staff with new ideas and support innovation. ## Responsibilities Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients in the Community CAMHS Directorate across all sectors of care, Provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, Work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures, Assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection and analysis of data, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities **Desirable** - Experience of paid work in direct care provision - Experience of using microcomputers for databases or data analysis, especially SPSS for Windows ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology - Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society **Desirable** - Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393337) - [trust values (pdf, 785.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2069) - [staff benefits (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2318) - [swlstg diversity (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2314) - [swlstg privacy notice (pdf, 106.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2510) - [dbs information for candidates (pdf, 109.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=627) - [anti racism values into actions (pdf, 815.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2865) ## 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.