Assistant Psychologist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,199 - £34,876 per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if part time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | Kingsbury, NW9 9QY |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7771463/333-J-LD-0275-A |
Summary
We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Psychologists to join our Adult Neurodevelopmental Services across Central North West London NHS Trust.
Local service expansion means an exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 3 full-time, Assistant Psychologists to join us. Successful candidates will support the clinical teams in conducting diagnostic assessments of adults with neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There will be opportunity to provide brief psychological intervention, to clients following diagnosis. All clinical work will be carried out under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. This is an excellent opportunity for psychology graduates who are keen to develop direct clinical skills in assessment, formulation, and psychological intervention. The successful candidates will also be encouraged to contribute to service evaluation projects in line with service need.
The successful candidates will be part of dynamic multidisciplinary teams including psychologists, psychiatrists, non-medical prescribers, peer workers, nurses, administrators, speech and language therapist and occupational therapists.
We are looking for applicants who either have experience working in neurodevelopmental settings or have a good foundation of transferable skills and an interest to develop in this area.
The advert may close early if the maximum number of applicants has been reached.
The post-holders will work as part of an expanding multidisciplinary team with adults with suspected neurodevelopmental conditions. The successful candidates will support the clinical teams with delivering high quality diagnostic assessments to adults on either an Adult ADHD or Autism pathway. These roles will involve pre and post diagnostic support, signposting and care navigation. A core part of the Assistant Psychologist role will be to support the development of psychological treatment options following diagnosis including psychoeducation, group and 1:1 interventions.
The post-holder will attend psychology and wider MDT team meetings and case discussion forums on a regular basis. They will contribute to the ongoing development of neuroaffirmative practice across the service. They will also play an active role in initiatives to ensure optimal use of psychological therapy resources.
Our ideal candidate has experience of working with or supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties and is enthusiastic about working to improve services for adults with or suspected ADHD / Autism across North West London. Candidates who are passionate about developing their audit and service evaluation skills will be well suited to these roles.
You will join a friendly, highly experienced and supportive team of clinicians, with opportunities to work in innovative areas of the service. It is an exciting time to join our Adult Neurodevelopmental services across CNWL NHS Trust, there is opportunity to help us shape and develop the future of the teams. Our service websites offer more information about what we offer;
ADHD :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Adult Autism Diagnostic Service
What we offer:
We will support you to develop your skills, and invest in you, you will have an opportunity to access training, supervision and mentorship that will help you progress in your career. There are a number of occupational benefits working for CNWL including; flexible working, cycle to work scheme, Season ticket loan, Occupational Counselling and physiotherapy services.
The successful candidates will support the clinical team by:
• Providing psychological assessments for adults with neurodevelopmental difficulties under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist including psychometric and neuropsychological assessments relevant to the diagnostic assessment of ADHD / Autism.
• Working directly with adults, offering guidance, and information throughout the assessment process.
• Liaising with other professionals to ensure effective communication and coordination of clients care.
• Providing brief psychological intervention following diagnostic outcomes, including providing psychoeducation, signposting and onward care navigation.
• Assisting the MDT in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials.
• Supporting the set up and delivery of workshops providing psychoeducation to those clients recently diagnosed with Neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical documentation, confidentiality and information governance in accordance with Trust policies and local procedures.
• Working in line with professional, ethical and safeguarding standards at all times.
• Contributing to data collection, service evaluation and audit as outlined by service demands.
• Supporting administrative processes linked to clinical activity e.g. maintaining databases, outcome measures and waiting lists.
• Providing other administrative duties to ensure the effective running of the service (e.g. development of service literature, and patient resources, booking rooms, arranging meetings, taking minutes etc).
For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 29 Jan 2026
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