Assistant Psychologist - NMUH Mental Health Liaison Service | North London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £32,199 - £34,876 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, N18 1QX |
| Cwmni: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7714050/455-NLFT-0633 |
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Join the North Middlesex University Hospital's Mental Health Liaison Service, where you will help transform care for individuals facing mental health challenges. Operating 24/7 under the Core 24 model, our service provides expert assessments and treatments for conditions such as dementia, self-harm, and substance misuse.
As a Mental Health Liaison Service Assistant Psychologist (AP), you will conduct assessments, deliver low-intensity psychological interventions, and support care planning for patients admitted to the hospital. Collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, you will implement short-term, psychologically informed interventions to improve patient well-being and reduce anxiety.
Your role will also involve engaging with health staff and providing teaching and training to enhance their skills in managing mental health co-morbidities. We are looking for a passionate individual eager to make a difference in service users' lives. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your skills while contributing to high-quality mental health care in the community.
The role involves providing psychological assessment and care planning for service users in a general hospital setting, particularly on inpatient wards and in the A&E department. A key focus is on assessment, risk management, liaison with external services and carers, as well as delivering low-intensity psychological interventions.
Working in a highly emotionally charged environment, the individual must demonstrate the ability to function both autonomously and as part of a team. This includes collaborating with acute health staff and various care teams, such as medical doctors and nurses, to improve engagement with mental health service users.
The position also entails a commitment to teaching and training, supporting the development and delivery of educational initiatives for both the Mental Health Liaison Service and hospital staff. Strong presentation skills and attention to detail are essential for evaluating interventions and contributing to service initiatives, such as the Frequent Attender Project in the emergency department.
Participation in daily multi-disciplinary team meetings is crucial for promoting psychological insights, formulation and shared risk management, alongside engaging in reflective practice and case discussions facilitated by lead psychologists. The ability to connect socially and engage effectively with others is vital to foster collaboration and support within the team and with service users.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care
Why NLFT?
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
The post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.
Internal Relationships
NMUH Emergency Department and hospital ward teams, North London NHS Foundation Trust Acute Care teams including CRHTTs, North London NHS Foundation trust generic and specialist locality teams, Psychology HUB, Older Adults Services, CAMHS and other Trust services.
External Relationships
General Hospital, GP’s, local authorities, educational services, employment services, Safeguarding Children and Adult teams and a range of specialist community and voluntary (Third Sector) mental health organisations within each borough.
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Feb 2026