Assistant Psychologist South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
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Company: South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
Salary: £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs
We are looking for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologistwho is passionate about working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental presentations, to work inour warm and friendly CAMHS Neurodevelopmental service. The CAMHS service now resides within new and transformed CAMHS buildings on the Springfield hospital site.
If you want to work locally and/or work in a service with excellent travel links, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and career progression opportunities, then this may be the role you!
CAMHS Neurodevelopmental service supports children, young people and their families with neurodevelopmental presentations. Our MDT service is made up of disciplines includingPsychiatry, Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Nurses, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Positive Behaviour Support.
The service offers assessments and pre/post diagnosis interventions for children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g.ASD and ADHD)including formulation and diagnosis where appropriate, as well as recommendations and signposting to our other services provided by partner organisations and services.
CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team servesthe population of Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond. We value inclusivity in our service and are actively working in partnership with community organisations and families/carers to reach young people who find 'traditional' routes of neurodevelopmental services not accessible to them. We recognise the importance of staff development and career progression and thereareTrust wide CPD opportunities available (e.g., ADOS, 3Di). We encourage applications fromapplicants from diverse backgrounds.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
This post will be based at Springfield Hospital
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients in the Community CAMHS Directorate across all sectors of care,
Provide psychological assessment and where needed psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist,
Complete screenings for families referred for neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD,
Contribute to diagnostic assessments and draft preparation of clinical reports, data collection (qualitative and quantitative), preparation of databases and analysis of service development, audit, research and promotion of service user involvement.
Work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures, Assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection and analysis of data, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching, and project work,
Help facilitate our brief intervention groups for families,
Complete regular Mental Health welfare check in calls to families.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026
South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust