Assistant psychologist Hounslow, England
Job description
We are looking for a dynamic Assistant Psychologist to join our friendly team and support the delivery and evaluation of Community CAMHS services for children young people and in Hounslow.
You must have a strong interest and demonstrable experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties. You will work alongside other Psychologists, Family Therapists, Child Wellbeing Practitioners, Systemic Practitioners and Admin staff as part of a multidisciplinary team.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain both clinical and research skills with the support of experienced psychologists.
Your role will include delivering manualized low-intensity psychological interventions (mainly with children and young people who struggle with anxiety or low mood). You will also work alongside Psychologists, Family Therapists, and Admin staff as part of a multidisciplinary team where there will be opportunities to extend your clinical skills through joint working.
You will play a key role in making better use of data to improve the quality of our services as part of a Quality Improvement Project.
You will attend regular team, service, and Psychology meetings and will be able to develop a good understanding of how CAMHS services work. You may also be involved in offering consultation/training to different professional groups.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
For further information with regards to the job role and responsibilities please see attached candidate pack.
