Aspiring Psychologist Scheme - Assistant Psychologist Placement | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	30 Mai 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£31,081 - £33,665 pro rata inc.
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	29 Mehefin 2025
Lleoliad:	London, SE18 4QH
Cwmni:	Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7181707/277-7181707-AAC

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The Aspiring Psychologist Scheme is a paid work experience programme funded by NHS England to support graduates from underrepresented groups gain clinical experience.

This programme aims to strengthen applications for a number of unqualified psychological professional roles i.e. assistant psychologist, graduate mental health worker, psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) and many more, that routinely lead to a place on clinical doctoral programmes.

We are offering a aspiring psychology role on Shrewsbury and Avery Ward at Oxleas House. This role is a work experience placement paid at Agenda for Change Band 4 and is intended to be offered as part time, working 2 days a week for 12 months however there is some flexibility in the hours and duration of the contract which can be agreed with successful applicants to accommodate other commitments.


Our aspiring psychology roles have been developed with careful consideration to offer you experience in an array of clinical and non-clinical activities integral in the running of a successful psychology service. You will have the opportunity to shadow qualified staff, support assessments with service users, contribute to service evaluation and to be part of a vibrant and passionate team of psychological professionals.
Lastly, you will be ‘buddied’ with a assistant psychologist that will offer you mentorship and support throughout your time in the role.

Please read all documents attached before applying.



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

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
The role is situated on 2 adult mental health acute wards each of which has 2-3 days of qualified psychological therapist input. Our teams are working to promote psychological safety through trauma informed approaches.
- Community meeting:promotion of model & evidence base
- Co-facilitation of psychological interventions: E.g. Talking Therapy Group on acute wards
- Supporting staff in facilitating daily therapeutic ward activities: arts and crafts, music appreciation group, newspaper group
- ‎‎Supporting family inclusive practice: inviting and promoting multifamily group, carers' group, participating in multifamily group
- Collection of care plan/outcome measures: DIALOG+, CORE-10 evaluations (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation), Talking Therapy feedback forms
- Clinical admin: Writing clinical notes for therapy groups and CORE assessments: both progress notes and MDT templates


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