Assistant Psychologist | North London NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will work 5 sessions (2.5 days) within MOSAIC Social Communication

Assessment Service (SCAS) and 5 sessions (2.5 days) within the MOSAIC Child and

Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The post provides an excellent

opportunity to gain clinical skills in assessment and intervention, as well as service

delivery and evaluation. The main duties of the post holder in the SCAS team are

coordination of referrals, liaising with referrers, parents, and other agencies. There are

opportunities to contribute to multidisciplinary Autism assessments of children aged 4 -19. As part CAMHS, the post holder’s key role will be assisting the CAMHS team in

developing meaningful outcome monitoring process including gathering outcome data

and supporting the team manager with compiling reports for the commissioning group.

There will also be opportunities to support the Clinical Psychologists in delivering

Positive Behaviour Support assessments and interventions for children and young

people with challenging behaviour. There will also be opportunities for clinical work

alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team

The role involves supporting Clinical Psychologists and other multidisciplinary team members in their work. For this role, there is a particular emphasis on diagnostic assessment for young people where there are concerns about social communication and interaction as well as their mental health. In addition to contributing to multidisciplinary autism assessments, the post-holder will be supporting with waiting list oversight, coordination of referrals and evaluation of clinical support.

There will be opportunities for service-related research and audit, as well as the chance to take part in user involvement and quality improvement projects.

The post holder will be involved in coordinating referrals, organising assessment clinics, as well as in assisting the team in their outcome monitoring process including managing databases and compiling reports.

The post holder will also be part of the assessing team delivering and observing behavioral observations such as ADOS.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Please see attached job description and person specification for more details about the roles and requirements of the vacancy.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026