TH CAMHS Assistant Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Triage and Emotional & Behavioural Teams. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to join our energetic staff group.

We are a team of creative, vibrant, and thoughtful clinicians who are passionate about providing care to young people, families, and our community. TH CAMHS provides flexible, evidence-based service providing episodes of care, assessments, and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations. Staff wellbeing and development are important focuses in the team.

The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, and family therapy, who come together to providehigh qualityholistic care for young people and their families. We have rich multi-disciplinarydiscussionsand you will regularly be a part of these meetings.

This isa great opportunityto do direct clinical work within an assistant psychology role!

Supervision will be provided by qualified clinical psychologists. There will also be opportunities for continuing professional development, including regular training and a monthly groupfacilitatedby other Assistant Psychologists within the service line.

The post-holder will

Complete triage assessments for new referrals with a wide range of presenting issues,appropriate tothe training and skills level of the assistant psychologist, and underappropriate supervision.

Make recommendations for onward referrals and treatment needsofyoung people in conjunction with the triage team and/or the clinical supervisor.

Communicate the outcome and recommendations of triage assessments to young people, families, schools, and external agencies. Write letters,referralsand reports asappropriate withoutcomes and recommendations.

Be involved in other activities supporting the team functioning asrequired. For example,maintainingthe database ofthird sectoragencies, which we referto. Support EB Clinical Team Leads managing waiting lists.

The post holder will be supported to gain experienceonthe delivery ofevidence basedinterventions for children, youngpeopleand families under the supervision of qualified clinical psychologists. There may also be scope for the post holder to contribute towards our service groups’ interventions offer.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.

Our valuesare

We Care, We Respect,Weare Inclusive – so we are looking for people who liveand breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

The service offers hybrid working and therefore, there will be flexibility to do some remote working. This is subject to change in line with service needs.

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for full details of role requirements.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Debbie Madell, EB1 Clinical Team Lead - debbie.madell@nhs.net.

Please note that in the case of very high interest for this job, we reserve the right to close the application process before the closing date.

This advert closes on Friday 28 Aug 2026