SPECIALIST ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST

Job summary

Open Door Young People's Service is currently recruiting a Specialist Assistant Psychologist/Clinical Research Assistant to start in September 2023.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist - the role will consist of three key elements and will allow the successful candidate to gain experience in all the core elements of the service (research, clinical, data management and admin). Open Door is looking for a highly capable and creative Assistant Psychologist, with a solid understanding in quantitative research, data management and excellent academic writing.

Please send your CV, Cover Letter and sample of academic writing addressed to Jemma Sager at: enquiries@opendooronline.org

Main duties of the job

As part of the role, the successful applicant will play an important part in the coordination of a randomised control trial (RCT), clinical training development, and outcome research. They will have the opportunity to co-author some of the papers produced within the project. This will involve working closely with a highly specialist Clinical Psychologist (including regular research supervision) and with an experienced team of psychotherapists. The project will be run in collaboration with leading research institutions such as University College London and the Anna Freud Centre AFC.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for data analysis and will work closely with members of the senior clinical management team on audit and evaluation.This aspect of the role would provide a unique in-depth knowledge of CYP mental health services including those within the NHS - practices, policies and standards and provide the successful applicant with the knowledge of clinical triage, outcome research and data management.

Finally, the post will incorporate the role of clinical administrator with a great deal of direct patient contact. Front line administrators are often the first point of contact for young people and parents/carers. This can provide valuable experience in preparation for clinical training.

There will be opportunities for direct supervised clinical work using CBT.

About us

Open Door is an NHS commissioned voluntary sector service based in Haringey, North London, providing a range of therapeutic services for young people aged 12-24 and parents. We form part of the Haringey CAMHS pathway for 12-18 year olds and are a highly regarded clinical service. Open Door offers treatment to adolescents and young adults on a brief, medium and longer-term basis. Whilst most of our psychotherapists have undertaken psychoanalytic based trainings, we also offer CBT, Mindfulness Based Therapy and specialist trauma focussed therapies including EMDR. We are a highly skilled team and many of our clinicians also teach on professional training courses.

We offer services in Crouch End and Tottenham and on an outreach basis in secondary schools, and online. Most of our work is delivered face to face. Demand for the service is high and we are always looking at ways to help more young people.Each year 800+ young people and parents/carers are offered in the region of 8,000 appointments.

Open Door is commissioned by the local NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) and is one of the key providers of adolescent mental health treatment in Haringey. Open Door works closely with NHS CAMHS providers and is part of the single point of access. Other funding comes from Charitable Trusts including the National Lottery and BBC Children in Need.