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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Clinical Psychologist

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Job summary

To join a dynamic psychology team within a supportive Trust in Oxleas. To help support the work of the psychology team within a multi-disciplinary community learning disability team. The post will involve supporting and involvement in a wide range of specialist assessment and interventions for adults with a learning disability alongside related administration, completion of audits, service evaluation and project work. There will also be opportunities to undertake clinical work under supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist and support the psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The post is also key in supporting a wide range of community projects involving working with partner organisations to improve the quality of life of our clients.

Main duties of the job

  • To undertake a range assessments with people with a learning disability (including related to service eligibility, therapeutic support, complex behavioural needs and dementia.
  • To assist in the formulation of people with a learning disability's needs, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
  • To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects.
  • To work with other staff to contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.
  • To undertake data collection, data inputting, analysis and the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes
  • To assist in report writing and presentations.
  • To support the delivery of a range of therapeutic and community groups.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Details

Date posted

13 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7539764-ALD

Job locations

Woolwich

35 Wellington Street

Woolwich

SE18 6HQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for full details

Clinical

To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuropsychological tests; risk assessment; self-report measures; rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.

To develop formulations and deliver therapeutic interventions involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems as part of a care plan, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.

To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic and/or psycho educational groups or clinical projects.

To work with other staff to assess or support service users in community or inpatient settings and contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

IT responsibilities

To create graphs or charts to collate or summarise data.

To assist in producing visual material or user-friendly information for interventions with clients.

To update the RIO and/or any other patient records database in relation to contact with clients.

Research

To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists and other professional colleagues where appropriate in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

Communication

Ability to communicate sensitive, information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for full details

Clinical

To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuropsychological tests; risk assessment; self-report measures; rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.

To develop formulations and deliver therapeutic interventions involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems as part of a care plan, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.

To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic and/or psycho educational groups or clinical projects.

To work with other staff to assess or support service users in community or inpatient settings and contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

IT responsibilities

To create graphs or charts to collate or summarise data.

To assist in producing visual material or user-friendly information for interventions with clients.

To update the RIO and/or any other patient records database in relation to contact with clients.

Research

To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists and other professional colleagues where appropriate in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

Communication

Ability to communicate sensitive, information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • An honours degree in Psychology

Experience

Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and/or psychological/behavioural problems

Desirable

  • Paid work experience with people with a learning disability.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge

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
  • Experience of carrying out research, audit, or service evaluation projects
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • An honours degree in Psychology

Experience

Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and/or psychological/behavioural problems

Desirable

  • Paid work experience with people with a learning disability.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge

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
  • Experience of carrying out research, audit, or service evaluation projects

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Woolwich

35 Wellington Street

Woolwich

SE18 6HQ


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Woolwich

35 Wellington Street

Woolwich

SE18 6HQ


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Psychologist

Charlotte Nicholls

charlotte.nicholls@nhs.net

02089214860

Details

Date posted

13 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7539764-ALD

Job locations

Woolwich

35 Wellington Street

Woolwich

SE18 6HQ


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