Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,199 - £34,876 pa inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bromley, BR6 0JB |
| Company: | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7396002/277-7396002-CMH |
Summary
To contribute to the diagnostic pathway in the Adult ADHD team including conducting DIVA assessments and report writing under the supervision of qualified psychological therapists and psychiatrists.
To contribute to pre and post diagnostic workshops, developing materials and delivering sessions alongside other professionals in the team.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics.
Applications from neurodiverse candidates are welcome
• Carry out DIVA (Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults) assessment under supervision
• Contributing to the design of psycho education workshops, delivering these and evaluating the programme.
• Liaising with the MDT about diagnostic assessment and onward support
• Supporting the operational lead and administrative staff with referral and screening processes
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
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• We Listen
• We Care
• Carrying out DIVA assessments under supervision
• Managing excel spreadsheets
• Delivering face-to-face and online pre and post diagnostic groups
• Assist in clinically related administration, audit and statistics.
• Contributing to MDT discussions regarding client care
For more information, please see the job description attached
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025
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