Psychological Therapy Assistant


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£31,554 - £33,270
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE1 8EL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	25 Aug 2026

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Summary

To provide a psychology service, as part of the Secondary Care Psychological Therapies pathway, to users of secondary care community mental health services in Lambeth, and, where appropriate, their families and caregivers. This includes referral processing and screening, assessment, treatment planning and implementation, and monitoring of outcomes, according to relevant guidance and the evidence base. This will be done under the close clinical and professional training and supervision of a psychological therapist. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work under the close clinical and professional training and supervision of a practitioner psychologist. In particular to support the development and evaluation of a system for patient pathway tracking with the aim to increasequality of recording of communications,monitoring of clinical note keeping and easy of tracking steps of care. To work as at appropriate levels of independence, following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, supported by the clinical/professional supervisor or manager as required. Provide a range of clinical perspectives, including a CBT or DBT based psychological therapy. To work as part of a Community Mental Health Team, attending some team meetings and functioning as a liaison point for the Lambeth Secondary Care Psychological Therapies Pathway. The CMHT is the Short Term Support service, a primary care facing CMHT, and Focused Support Team. Service users have a range of problems including psycho social needs, complex affective and anxiety disorders, personality traits and disorders, and complex trauma. To work flexibly across a range of community, primary and secondary care settings. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.

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