# Assistant Psychologist

**Company**: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £34,186 to £37,389 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking applications from enthusiastic Psychology graduates with graduate basis for registration with the BPS. Previous clinical or research experience in the field of psychology is required. You will be part of the National Gambling Clinic at the Clinic's base in London. The National Gambling Clinic is a highly specialist NHS service providing treatment for gambling harms.

**Main duties of the job**

- Plan and undertake assessments of clients using various techniques, including motivational interviewing and risk assessment

- Write clinical summaries and care plans based on assessment information

- Work with clients with gambling addiction on a regular basis, communicating sensitive and complex information professionally

- Assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups

- Assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects

**Person Specification**

- Essential qualifications: 2:1 honours degree or higher in psychology, entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

- Essential experience: previous direct work in a clinical setting with clients experiencing addiction or mental health problems, experience of research

- Essential skills: high level communication skills, ability to communicate sensitive information, understanding of psychology applied to health care

**Benefits**

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Band 4 salary: £34,186 to £37,389 per annum

- Permanent, full-time contract

## Skills

### Required
- motivational interviewing
- risk assessment
- report writing
- SystmOne

### Nice to have
- further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology
- experience of working in a prison or Addictions setting

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