Assistant Psychologist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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 Problem Gambling Clinic team, and some of your working week is likely to be spent at the Clinic’s base in London. The National Problem Gambling Clinic is a highly specialist national NHS service providing treatment for gambling harms. We pride ourselves on having acted as a centre of excellence and as a training clinic, having influenced policy and obtained a proven track record of publications.

This role is also opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of a unique project, delivering gambling interventions across the Surrey prison estate, providing training to prison staff and residents, and supporting research into gambling prevalence in prisons. Your working week will be split between the clinics base in Central London and the Surrey Prison Estate

To plan and undertake assessments of clients. This may include using motivational interviewing techniques, self-report measures, risk assessment, rating scales, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. Assessments will involve making judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options, as well as requiring prolonged concentration.

To write clinical summaries and care plans based on information gleaned at assessment and present these to the multi-disciplinary team.

To work in a highly emotive atmosphere with clients with gambling problems on a regular basis, and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times.

To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.

To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects on a regular basis in order to help develop and improve service provision. This may include complex audits / service evaluation using qualitative or quantitative methods

The Addictions Directorate with CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, A&E liaison services, Peripatetic nurses, Family Therapy, a National Problem Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic.

Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.

CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

To plan and undertake assessments of clients. This may include using motivational interviewing techniques, self-report measures, risk assessment, rating scales, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. Assessments will involve making judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options, as well as requiring prolonged concentration.

To write clinical summaries and care plans based on information gleaned at assessment and present these to the multi-disciplinary team

To work in a highly emotive atmosphere with clients with gambling problems on a regular basis, and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times.

To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.

To liaise with referrers and clients and facilitate the referral process along with administrative staff. To maintain an oversight of client engagement from first contact to discharge.

Research and Clinical Governance

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work.

To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects on a regular basis in order to help develop and improve service provision. This may include complex audits / service evaluation using qualitative or quantitative methods.

To undertake production of questionnaires, data collection, setting up of databases and spreadsheets, data analysis, and the production of reports and presentation of summaries to colleagues using IT and statistical programmes, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and SPSS.

To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research using the internet and online databases e.g. Psychinfo, to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other multi-disciplinary team members.

To carry-out practice-based research using validated questionnaires, reflective scientist-practitioner skills, etc, as routine.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Sep 2025

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