Job summary An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join Islington CAMHS. We offer multidisciplinary community-based and hospital-based care for children and young people in North Central London. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and committed psychology graduate who has relevant experience and interest in working with children, young people and families who have mental health or emotional wellbeing difficulties. This permanent post will be based across two Whittington CAMHS services, the South Hub and the Paediatric Mental Health Team (PMHT). Main duties of the job The post holder will have many opportunities for direct clinical work, and will join the senior clinicians in the teams, supporting them in assessing, planning, and providing care and treatment to individual cases and their families. The candidate will be an active member of the MDT, supporting the whole team approach in the assessment and management of clinical caseloads. There will be opportunities for 1:1 interventions, family, and group work; using a range of therapeutic models. The post holder will also be involved in outcome monitoring and service evaluation. About us Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Date posted 25 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £31,944 to £34,937 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 220-WHT-2896-A Job locations Whittington Hospital Magdala Avenue London N19 5NF Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Work Under clinical supervision and with support from the MDT: to hold a small caseload and assist in the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions, both individually and in group settings to conduct structured assessments using psychometric tools, direct observations, and interviews with infants, children, young people, and their families to deliver annual reviews of childrens mental health as part of their diabetes care to conduct school observations to contribute to the formulation and implementation of care plans, ensuring they are evidence-based and patient-centred to record and maintain accurate clinical notes in accordance with NHS and professional guidelines to provide psychoeducation and emotional support to children, young people, and their families to provide psychoeducation consultation to internal and external professionals working with children, young people and their families to utilise clinical supervision and line management supervision effectively and appropriately to liaise with wider professional networks including paediatricians, childrens social care, education, charities etc. to complete appropriate, effective and timely referrals and creative signposting into the community to constructively outcome clinical work, and support other clinicians in doing so, by scoring routine outcome measures, analysis and preparation of reports to join qualified clinicians in facilitating reflective practices to write clinically thorough notes, letters and reports to support the emotional, social, health wellbeing of infants, children, young people and their families to attend and contribute to weekly MDT meetings, including supporting with actions and minutes To support the development and maintenance of a directory of services in Islington and raise awareness of these services to the South Hub/PMHT to help with signposting young people and families to appropriate support whilst waiting for appointments or after their treatment has ended Research and Service Development to support the collection, analysis, and reporting of outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to contribute to audits, service evaluations, and research projects to inform evidence-based practices within the service to keep up to date with relevant research and developments in paediatric mental health and psychology Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Work Under clinical supervision and with support from the MDT: to hold a small caseload and assist in the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions, both individually and in group settings to conduct structured assessments using psychometric tools, direct observations, and interviews with infants, children, young people, and their families to deliver annual reviews of childrens mental health as part of their diabetes care to conduct school observations to contribute to the formulation and implementation of care plans, ensuring they are evidence-based and patient-centred to record and maintain accurate clinical notes in accordance with NHS and professional guidelines to provide psychoeducation and emotional support to children, young people, and their families to provide psychoeducation consultation to internal and external professionals working with children, young people and their families to utilise clinical supervision and line management supervision effectively and appropriately to liaise with wider professional networks including paediatricians, childrens social care, education, charities etc. to complete appropriate, effective and timely referrals and creative signposting into the community to constructively outcome clinical work, and support other clinicians in doing so, by scoring routine outcome measures, analysis and preparation of reports to join qualified clinicians in facilitating reflective practices to write clinically thorough notes, letters and reports to support the emotional, social, health wellbeing of infants, children, young people and their families to attend and contribute to weekly MDT meetings, including supporting with actions and minutes To support the development and maintenance of a directory of services in Islington and raise awareness of these services to the South Hub/PMHT to help with signposting young people and families to appropriate support whilst waiting for appointments or after their treatment has ended Research and Service Development to support the collection, analysis, and reporting of outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to contribute to audits, service evaluations, and research projects to inform evidence-based practices within the service to keep up to date with relevant research and developments in paediatric mental health and psychology Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential An honours degree in Psychology and eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) Experience Essential Experience working with children and young people with emotional, behavioural, or developmental difficulties Experience using psychological assessments or interventions in a clinical, research, or educational setting Desirable Experience working in an NHS setting Experience contributing to research or service development projects Skills and Abilities Essential Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with children, families, and professionals Ability to analyse and interpret psychological data Excellent organisational and time-management skills Proficiency in IT systems for data entry, reporting, and communication Desirable Familiarity with psychometric tools and their administration Knowledge Essential Understanding of child development and common mental health difficulties in paediatric populations Awareness of safeguarding procedures and relevant NHS policies Desirable Knowledge of psychological theories and frameworks relevant to paediatric mental health Attributes Essential A compassionate, empathetic approach to working with children and families Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential An honours degree in Psychology and eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) Experience Essential Experience working with children and young people with emotional, behavioural, or developmental difficulties Experience using psychological assessments or interventions in a clinical, research, or educational setting Desirable Experience working in an NHS setting Experience contributing to research or service development projects Skills and Abilities Essential Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with children, families, and professionals Ability to analyse and interpret psychological data Excellent organisational and time-management skills Proficiency in IT systems for data entry, reporting, and communication Desirable Familiarity with psychometric tools and their administration Knowledge Essential Understanding of child development and common mental health difficulties in paediatric populations Awareness of safeguarding procedures and relevant NHS policies Desirable Knowledge of psychological theories and frameworks relevant to paediatric mental health Attributes Essential A compassionate, empathetic approach to working with children and families Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice 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 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Address Whittington Hospital Magdala Avenue London N19 5NF Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)