Assistant Psychologist | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust


Company:	South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£34,186 - £37,389 pro rata per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW17 7DJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Jul 2026
Closing date:	8 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Forensic Outreach Service (FOS) has a vacancy for an Assistant Psychologist. You will alongside an MDT including Doctors, Nurses, Recovery Workers, OTs and Social Workers.

The post holder will work with people who have complex mental health problems and forensic histories, who have been discharged into the community from secure psychiatric services. FOS offers community mental health services to clients from the 5 Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton, Kingston and Richmond.

Specialist training will be provided for aspects of the post as necessary. Regular clinical and educational supervision will also be provided along with academic sessions as part of the weekly team programme. The team prides itself in providing a high-quality services to people with complex Mental Health problems across the 5 Boroughs that the Trust serves.

The team is based at Springfield Hospital, although work with clients also takes place in a variety of community settings including their own homes and supported accommodation.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Assistant Psychologist. The post holder will work with people who have complex mental health problems and forensic histories, who have been discharged into the community from secure psychiatric services. FOS offers community mental health services to clients from the 5 Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton, Kingston and Richmond.

Working under the clinical supervision of the team forensic psychologist, the role will involve delivering psychological services to clients as part of the wider multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, community psychiatric nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and recovery support workers. In addition to client facing roles, the post holder will assist in clinically related administration, risk assessment, collection of statistics, development and implementation of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK

• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological intervention and/or management of a client’s problem, under clinical supervision.

• To administer, score and contribute to the interpretation of psychometric assessments.

• To assist in the development, coordination and co-facilitation of therapeutic groups.

• To work with the Substance Misuse worker in assessing and delivering interventions with clients with identified substance misuse needs.

• To contribute to team risk assessment and risk management for individual clients, including HCR-20 assessments.

• To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings (zoning, CPA and reflective practice meetings).

Teaching, training and supervision:

• To receive clinical supervision in line with professional practice guidelines from a registered psychologist.

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

• To contribute to the training and support of other staff within the clinical team where appropriate.

Service Development:

• To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

• To assist in the design and implementation of service development projectsand recovery-focused projectswithin the serviceas required.

Research and service evaluation:

• To routinely contribute to the design and implementation of audit and research projects/programmes.

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This advert closes on Thursday 23 Jul 2026

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