Assistant Psychologist

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Would you like to be working in a service at the forefront of exciting developments within eating disorders. Do you have a passion for helping children and young people and their family/carers and adults struggling with complex mental health problems such as eating disorders?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist role for the All-Age Eating Disorder Service in Kent and Medway. You will be responsible, with all the other Assistant Psychologists in the team, for delivering Guided Self Help, Body Image and CBT-T interventions. You will also support research activities within the team, including the day-to-day collection of Routine Outcome Measures, conducting service evaluation and audit, research delivery and being part of a Kent and Sussex wide research forum in Eating Disorders. You will be closely supervised by a Clinical Psychologist and will access group CBT and systemic supervisions. You will be expected to work in partnership with our supportive and friendly MDT, based across Kent and Medway.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust All-Age Eating Disorder Service is based in the County of Kent. We have a strong focus on training and research and team members benefit from excellent training and CPD opportunities. We have well developed links with Health Education England and access to up-to-date training within Eating Disorders and Leadership. We have close links to Christchurch University and the University of Kent and their Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training and Clinical Apprenticeship Psychologist Masters Programmes respectively. Clinical Psychology Trainees have regular placements in our service.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Who are we seeking?

We are ideally looking for a post holder who will have had some experience of working with clinical populations as a Support Worker, Assistant Psychologist or Research Assistant. The Candidate will need to be passionate about delivering high quality care to complex mental health service users and be innovative in their approach to helping us in developing new pathways within the NHS transformation agenda. Experience working with eating disorders is desirable but not essential.

Prospective post holders are encouraged to find out more about this exciting role. Please contact Dr Annie Cardinal in the first instance.