Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Assistant Psychologist to join the Bexley ADAPT Team, in a full-time 12-month fixed term post. The post holder will support and enhance the psychological care of clients under the ADAPT (Anxiety, Depression, Affective Disorders, Personality Disorders and Trauma) pathway, through inputting into the assessment and treatment process, and also gathering data to support service audit, evaluation and research.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is developing new and innovative ways of working with people with complex emotional needs. This includes ‘whole team approach’ interventions such as SCM (Structured Clinical Management), alongside more established ways of working with attachment difficulties and trauma (i.e. MBT, CBT, CAT, Psychodynamic, EMDR, Systemic & 3rd wave approaches).

The successful candidate will join a well-established, friendly multi-disciplinary team, which comprises professionals from psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy and admin, alongside a well-regarded psychological therapies team.

The post holder will support the provision of psychological assessment and interventions, group and individual, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.

The post holder will contribute to projects such as audit and staff training as needed by the service and have access to strong supervision and support structures alongside local CPD events.This post will provide valuable experience for psychology graduates who plan to apply for further training in clinical psychology.

Applicants should have a 2

1 degree in Psychology.

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
• We Listen
• We Care

· To undertake 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 client’s 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 client’s 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, training, or clinical projects.

· To work with other staff to assess or support service users in care homes and other community 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.

· Educate and involve carers, family members and others in treatment and interventions as necessary.

· Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week.

· 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.

· In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

· To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.

· To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.

· To contribute to the training and support of other staff in provision of psychological care.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals from global majority backgrounds to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities with whom we work.

Oxleas Trust has consistently achieved high ratings in quality assessments, patient and staff surveys with a culture of supporting staff whilst providing excellent services within a robust clinical governance framework. There is a programme of work underway ‘Building a Fairer Oxleas’, involving staff from across all directorates,committed to making changes within the organisations that have a positive impact for all staff, but in particular BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT+ staff.

Oxleas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We recognise our responsibility to ensure that safe working systems are in place for staff working with children, adults and families in their care.

Please note that for some occupations we receive a high amount of applications and where this is evident the post will be closed and we will put a limit on the number of applications that we are able to receive.

If you do not hear anything within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

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This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026