Assistant Psychologist

We are seeking to recruit one or more Band 4 Assistant Psychologists to work across the hospital. The successful candidate will assist qualified psychologists within the hospital to deliver evidence based interventions to patients with longstanding mental health problems, including both mental illness and personality disorder. This may include delivering an appropriate range of assessments and interventions under close supervision, and contributing to service evaluation, audit and research projects. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across all aspects of the service.
As people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are under-represented within the psychology profession, we actively encourage applications from people from BAME backgrounds., This post will involve providing psychological assessments, formulations and interventions focused on risk and mental health, under the supervision of a qualified member of the psychological services who will retain clinical responsibility for work carried out, and to assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. The role involves working independently according to a plan agreed with the line manager and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. Whilst clinical responsibility for work carried out will rest with the supervisor, the post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing formulation-driven, individualised treatment packages to meet the complex needs of our patient population. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that clinical records are completed and updated as required, and will communicate to the MDT
about the work with their allocated patients and offer an opinion about ongoing care and treatment.

Applicants should have a first degree or conversion course in psychology which provides the Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society. Experience of working with challenging mentally disordered patients and/or offenders is desirable, as is a commitment to working within a recovery-oriented and trauma-informed approach and good team working skills. The personal capacity to work in a highly challenging, secure environment is essential.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.