Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to work at Ealing CAMHS within our Neurodevelopmental team. The role combines clinical work with children, young people and their families, alongside opportunities to support team and service development, improvement, and evaluation.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and innovative clinician who is able to maintain clinical curiosity and engage in reflective practice as well as be able to be an advocate for children, young people and families' needs. You will be joining a welcoming psychology team in Ealing and West London who are committed to service improvement, staff well-being, and who value diversity in our workforce.
Main duties of the job
You will offer a high-quality service to young people, families / carers, alongside working effectively with your colleagues and liaising with other professionals in the network. In particular, you will support the provision of specialist mental health and neurodevelopmental assessments alongside psychological interventions for a broad range of complex mental health concerns. This role combines clinical work with opportunities to support team development, evaluation and improvement. Ealing CAMHS has a strong multi-disciplinary approach and thrives on innovative and reflexive practice to meet the needs of a socially, economically culturally diverse London borough. You will be committed to ensuring that the service is accessible and effective.
Psychology is very well established profession within CAMHS and has a strong and supportive network of Senior Psychologists. The post provides excellent opportunities for professional development and regular supervision.
About us
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'rerated 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 health concerns
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see our Candidate information pack for a comprehensive job description and person specification for this role.
If you have any enquiries about the post, please do get in touch with Dr Rob Brindley, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Joint Head of Psychology for CAMHS via Rob.Brindley@westlondon.nhs.uk or 07355 028297.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see our Candidate information pack for a comprehensive job description and person specification for this role.
If you have any enquiries about the post, please do get in touch with Dr Rob Brindley, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Joint Head of Psychology for CAMHS via Rob.Brindley@westlondon.nhs.uk or 07355 028297.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Work experience with families, children or adults with mental health difficulties and / or neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Experience of clinically relevant research or audit.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working within a Health, Education or Social Care setting.
- Experience of teaching and training, or group work.
- Experience of working with families from different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to plan and organise own workload
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, for example Excel, SPSS for Windows.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, other disabilities, and social difficulties.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health and social care.
Desirable
- High standard of report writing.
- Experience of having written research and / or evaluation reports and papers.
- Knowledge of the issues of conducting research/evaluation in the context of multi-agency teams.
Skills
Essential
- The ability to present and communicate complex information
- Ability to communicate and relate well to children, young people parents and carers
Desirable
- Ability to identify and manage risk effectively
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Other Requirements
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Willingness to work flexibly when necessary.
- Commitment to working collaboratively with team colleagues to support innovative ways of working.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework, with people with a diverse range of backgrounds.
- An interest in working with people with social and mental health / health difficulties or disabilities, especially children and young people with such difficulties.
- An interest in service development and research and a passion for evidence-based practice.
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Work experience with families, children or adults with mental health difficulties and / or neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Experience of clinically relevant research or audit.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working within a Health, Education or Social Care setting.
- Experience of teaching and training, or group work.
- Experience of working with families from different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to plan and organise own workload
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, for example Excel, SPSS for Windows.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, other disabilities, and social difficulties.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health and social care.
Desirable
- High standard of report writing.
- Experience of having written research and / or evaluation reports and papers.
- Knowledge of the issues of conducting research/evaluation in the context of multi-agency teams.
Skills
Essential
- The ability to present and communicate complex information
- Ability to communicate and relate well to children, young people parents and carers
Desirable
- Ability to identify and manage risk effectively
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Other Requirements
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Willingness to work flexibly when necessary.
- Commitment to working collaboratively with team colleagues to support innovative ways of working.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework, with people with a diverse range of backgrounds.
- An interest in working with people with social and mental health / health difficulties or disabilities, especially children and young people with such difficulties.
- An interest in service development and research and a passion for evidence-based practice.
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
