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Assistant Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 November 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 0LU |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7521535/363-SSLB7521535 |
Summary
The Evergreen Ward is looking for an enthusiastic Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team. The Evergreen is a General Adolescent Unit (GAU) for 12-18 year olds with severe, or complex mental health difficulties.
The assistant psychology role will involve of a range of duties that will support candidates to gain necessary skills for a future career in psychology. This includes facilitating individual and group psychological direct and indirect interventions, observing and completing neurocognitive assessments and psychometrics and support with the audit and literature research processes of the psychological therapies department
1. To demonstrate the Trust’s values in everything you do in the work environment
2. To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trust’s resources that you utilise
3. Delivery of Effective Healthcare within the organisation
4. To undertake clearly defined clinical tasks, such as observations, patient interviews surveys / feedback, low level clinical work under closely monitored supervision within the level of own competence and under supervision.
5. To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients, at times applying specific psychological measures and instructions. To interpret the findings of assessments, under supervision from a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist.
6. To assist in the formation and delivery of care plans involving psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist, in inpatient and community settings.
7. To assist in the co-ordination and running of psychoeducational and therapeutic groups, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
8. Working with the Child and Adolescent population and their families and associated professional networks.
9. To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of patients, across all settings where care takes place.
2. 10. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including neuropsychological, tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, virtually and face-to-face.
To assist in the coordination and running of groups and courses.
To work with other staff to assess and review their care in network meetings with the wider team, the young people and their families.
To attend and contribute to appropriate inter-disciplinary meetings.
Liaise and build networks with professionals across the service and in the community.
All staff members have a duty to report any concerns they have about the safety or well being of service users, members of their families. Employees should be aware of their roles & responsibilities to both prevent and respond appropriately to abuse. They should undertake the safeguarding training required for their particular role.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Nov 2025