Assistant Psychologist

West London CAMHS services are involved in a new and exciting partnership with Healios, the online mental health, autism and ADHD service provider for children, young people and families.

The post holder will support the Hounslow locality team in key tasks associated with this partnership in addition to supporting the locality team in generic tasks related to the delivery of high quality patient care.
- Supporting the locality team with the successful implementation of the Healios partnership & any subsequent evaluation activity.
- Act as one key point of contact for both families and young people accessing Healios from CAMHS and for Healios staff with queries into CAMHS. Excellent skills in verbal communication are required.
- Demonstrate a high level of organisational skills regarding data management to enable audit and evaluation.
- Track referrals and maintain records regarding progress of referrals into Healios.
- Contributing, where service needs dictate, to direct psychological assessment under the supervision and direction of a qualified clinical psychologist of children referred to the service.
- Where service needs indicate, supporting and contributing, at a developmentally appropriate level, to a range of psychological interventions to the child and their family - such as individual therapy (using a range of psychological models) and assisting in any group interventions offered by the service.
- Working within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- Assisting in clinically related administration, collection and analysis of outcome data, QI, audit and service evaluation.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.