Assistant Psychologist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	01 Medi 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£28,860 - £31,671 per annum inc HCAS
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	01 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad:	Sutton, SM2 5PD
Cwmni:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7447249/333-D-HJ-1848

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, neurodevelopmental and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

Are you interested in providing clinical support in services for people with personality disorder/difficulties and complex needs? We are seeking anAssistant Psychologistfor our well developed and highly regarded multidisciplinary team:Options – part of the OPD Pathway, based at HMP Downview. We support the development of Assistant Psychologists, provide training and have a good track record of progression onto training routes.

You will be joining and providing psychological input to a well-established, enthusiastic and committed team of clinical and operational staff. Working in prison-based services is challenging and rewarding, it involves working with people serving sentences, many of whom have experienced traumatic and disadvantaged backgrounds. You will require excellent communication skills to manage relationships and work closely with partner agencies. You must also have a desire to contribute to the delivery of high-quality services for people residing within the establishment and be well organised and motivated. You will receive regular support to further develop your strengths in working in this busy and exciting service.

To deliver a Forensically Modified Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills group to women/individuals screened into the OPD pathway. To deliver outreach support to those in periods of instability. To manage referral systems and databases and carry out suitability assessments. Providing support, co-ordination and administration to clinical, training and research functions within the scope appropriate to level of training and competence. To represent the team at Diversity meetings and contribute to the management of the diversity plan for the team. To work independently according to a plan agreed and reviewed through regular supervision by a qualified HCPC registered Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

· Monthly supervision

· Annual personal development plans/appraisal

Access to exciting internal and external training and conference opportunities.

Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London:

· Health & wellbeing services

· Season ticket loans

· Cycle to work scheme

The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits.

MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

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To set up and manage databases, referral systems, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluation audit and research.

To deliver a Forensically Modified Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills group to women/individuals screened into the OPD pathway.

To attend and take part in weekly DBT consultation / reflective practice meetings and adhere to DBT principles.

To carry out assessment with individuals referred to the service. To develop individual formulations and apply theoretical psychological models of mental health and personality disorder and offending, to observed behaviour.

To liaise closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team and also to other prison service staff (including prison and probation officers) offering consultation on psychological aspects of care, contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis, treatment planning and management.

To contribute and provide workforce development to other prison staff including prison and probation officers in relation to the OPD.

To undertake projects relating to service development and evaluation.


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