Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract: 12 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-5pm)
- Job ref
- 363-SS7361806
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental Health
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist
Band 5
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Does the idea of bringing psychological innovation to the heart of ward-based care energise you? Do you thrive in working in dynamic environments which require creative therapeutic responses? Are you committed to working compassionately with young people, their families and colleagues? If so, we have a one year opportunity for you to join our developing team at the Coborn Centre in East London. The Coborn Centre is located in well resourced, purpose built premises at Newham University Hospital. We currently work with 12-18 year old young people and their families across the East London boroughs of Newham, Hackney & Tower Hamlets as well as Luton and Bedfordshire and sometimes take admissions from other boroughs or outside of London. The Centre which opened in 2006 comprises of 12 acute beds, 16 intensive care beds and up to 9 day patient places. The service has led the way in the design of adolescent mental health facilities nationally.
Main duties of the job
The client group is varied and challenging. Young people present with eating disorders, psychosis, OCD, and emotional regulation difficulties. Young people may also have autism spectrum condition or learning difficulties or be in need of an assessment. The Clinical Psychology Service provides neuropsychological assessments as well as formulation driven, therapeutic assessments in order to facilitate an understanding of the young persons’ strengths and needs.
You will join the psychology team which consists of one Lead Clinical Psychologist, one Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, one other Specialist Clinical Psychologist and a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist. You will continue to develop the psychology provision through providing supervision to the wider MDT as well as hold a clinical case load. There will be considerable opportunities for developing your skills, sharing your clinical expertise and developing your capacity to enjoy multi-disciplinary team working.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
“This job vacancy may close earlier than the specified closing date if we have reached the maximum number of applicants”
For further information please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential criteria
- A first or upper second class honours degree in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Desirable criteria
- Further postgraduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with physical or mental health and social care needs
- Experience of working within the NHS or a Mental Health setting
- Experience of ensuring that values including care, compassion, respect, inclusivity, courage and commitment are embodied on a daily basis in the workplace.
- Experience of raising matters of concern with a relevant Line Manager in order that these can be addressed through the relevant processes and procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a clinical team as an Assistant Psychologist.
- Experience of group work with people with mental health problems.
- Experience of delivering DBT skills training to people who experience difficulty regulating emotions.
- Experience of completing risk assessments under supervision
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge, underpinned by theory, to a mental health context
- Understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
- Expertise in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) to a professional standard; expertise in using statistical software (e.g R-studio, SPSS, Statistica) for evaluation and research.
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of current NHS/Social Care policies relating to Mental Health.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to take initiative and work independently.
- Committed to learning in order to improve practice and service provision.
- Embraces team work and is able to work effectively in a team environment.
- Confident, friendly, approachable and assertive.
- Self-motivated, committed and open to new ideas and experiences.
- Able to organise and prioritise workloads
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Mobility to travel across sites to carry out work as required.
- Ability to interact and develop rapport with individuals with mental health difficulties.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress
- Willingness and ability to engage in reflective practice
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently within agreed time frames and within limits of competence, with work being agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Professional interest in Clinical Psychology.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to drive and access to a vehicle
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Bird
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02075406789
- Additional information
If you would like to speak to the current post-holder, then please contact Clare Dolan (Assistant Psychologist) [email protected]
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