Central London Community Health Trust

Assistant Psychologist

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Job summary

Launch Your Clinical Career: Assistant Psychologist - Trailblazer Programme

Are you an aspiring Clinical Psychologist looking for high-quality, supervised experience within a new service?

We are thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to join our Trailblazer 'Life Re-worked' Programme. This is a brand-new role designed to support service users across Primary Care and Employment teams, bridging the gap between health and sustainable wellbeing.

If you are looking to gain the robust clinical and research experience required to transition toward Doctoral study, this is the perfect platform for you.

Main duties of the job

Why this role is a career-defining opportunity:

Innovative "Trailblazer" Service: You will be at the forefront of a new programme, coordinating psychological interventions immediately following GP onboarding. You'll be helping to shape the delivery of evidence-based care in a modern, integrated setting.
Clinical Breadth: Under the guidance of a Qualified Psychologist, you will support delivery of professional psychological care across primary care, employment, and skills teams.
Research & Audit Exposure: This role isn't just transactional. You will lead on clinically related administration, audits, & the collection of statistics, essential experience for any future Doctorate application.
Collaborative Learning: You will work independently but within a highly supportive framework, enhancing your skills in assessment, project work, and multidisciplinary team-working.

What we are looking for:

Aspiring Professionals: You hold a degree in Psychology (GBC status) & have a passionate interest in mental health and community-based interventions.
Proactive Coordinators: You can manage the logistics of patient onboarding & therapy coordination while maintaining a high standard of clinical support.
Analytical Minds: You are comfortable with data, audits, & research projects, understanding how they translate into better patient outcomes.
Team Players: You have excellent communication skills & can build relationships across Primary Care & Employment services.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-SOUTH-7726759

Job locations

Wideway Medical Centre

Merton

SM4 5DX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum 2:1 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 and/or learning disability practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

Work with people who have mental health issues that mean they are unable to work and those who have a learning disability.

Desirable

Experience of voluntary/ paid work in direct care provision.
Experience of voluntary/ paid work in a multidisciplinary setting.

Skills

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.
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with learning disabilities and those who are unable to work due ot MSK conditions and mental health problems
An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health/learning disability context.
An understanding of psychology applied to health care

Desirable

Experience using outcome measures and recording using databases or data-analysis
High standard of report writing

Key Attributes

Essential

An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
An ability to interact with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities.
Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.

Desirable

An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum 2:1 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 and/or learning disability practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

Work with people who have mental health issues that mean they are unable to work and those who have a learning disability.

Desirable

Experience of voluntary/ paid work in direct care provision.
Experience of voluntary/ paid work in a multidisciplinary setting.

Skills

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.
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with learning disabilities and those who are unable to work due ot MSK conditions and mental health problems
An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health/learning disability context.
An understanding of psychology applied to health care

Desirable

Experience using outcome measures and recording using databases or data-analysis
High standard of report writing

Key Attributes

Essential

An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
An ability to interact with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities.
Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.

Desirable

An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Wideway Medical Centre

Merton

SM4 5DX

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Wideway Medical Centre

Merton

SM4 5DX

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)