Assistant Psychologist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Mehefin 2025 |
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Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inc outer London HCAS (pro rata if P/T) |
Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
Lleoliad: | London, NW10 3RY |
Cwmni: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7251471/333-D-AD-0537 |
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We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join our small and dynamic team at the Recovery Day Programme, Brent New Beginnings.
The role includes completing assessments, assisting qualified staff in delivering individual and group therapy, and conducting audit and evaluation. Post-holders will also have the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the specialist psychological intervention programmes offered in the service, which are primarily CBT based. The post will also include exposure to research endeavours being undertaken.
There is a strong organisational support element to the role in the form of overseeing the referral and assessment booking process, using databases, and providing administrative assistance to the team as required. Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently is essential. Supervision will be offered by qualified clinical/counselling/forensic psychologists.
The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic and committed team player with a genuine interest in addictions and mental health.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, providing psychological assessment and interventions of a routine nature, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist drawing on their supervisor’s expertise and intervention as and when advised and directed. To work according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. To assist with the daily operation of the clinic as required, including liaising with referrers and maintaining an oversight of client progress from first contact to discharge.
The Addictions Directorate within CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, A&E liaison services, Peripatetic nurses, Family Therapy, a National Problem Gambling Clinic and a Club Drug Clinic.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
1. To plan and undertake assessments of clients. This may include using motivational interviewing techniques, self-report measures, risk assessment, rating scales, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients. Assessments will involve making judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options, as well as requiring prolonged concentration.
2. To write clinical summaries and care plans based on information gleaned at assessment and present these to the multi-disciplinary team.
3. To participate in group CBT interventions.
4. To work in a highly emotive atmosphere with clients with addiction problems on a regular basis, and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times. May be subject to verbal aggression in individual and group sessions.
5. To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
6. To liaise with referrers and clients and facilitate the referral process along with administrative staff. To maintain an oversight of client engagement from first contact to discharge.
7. To assist managers and senior staff as required to ensure the safe daily operation of the clinic.
8. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects on a regular basis in order to help develop and improve service provision. This may include complex audits / service evaluation using qualitative or quantitative methods.
9. To undertake production of questionnaires, data collection, setting up of databases and spreadsheets, data analysis, and the production of reports and presentation of summaries to colleagues using IT and statistical programmes, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and SPSS.
10.The post holder will input and maintain appropriate clinical records and statistical data using the relevant system.
11.The post holder will work with Admin colleagues to ensure clinical records are accurate and up to date.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025
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