Job summary
The National and Specialist (N&S) CAMHS Autism and Intellectual Disabilities Intensive Intervention Team (AID-IIT) are seeking an Assistant Psychologist. The AID-IIT are an innovative multi-disciplinary team covering the whole of London. We offer specialist multi-disciplinary outpatient support to young people with a diagnosis of Autism or Intellectual Disability (ID) who are at high risk of inpatient admission or already admitted to a CAMHS inpatient unit. AID-IIT co-work with inpatient and local CAMHS teams across London to improve care and support for young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID and high-risk presentations. Staff working in AID-IIT benefit from excellent team support and development opportunities. We have close links with the rest of the Service for Complex Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (SCAAND) and with other N&S CAMHS teams. The team are at the forefront of the development of support, practice and interventions for young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID. Clinical work in AID-IIT is diverse – including working in both inpatient and outpatient/community settings, offering consultation and training, contributing to complex multi-disciplinary assessments, offering interventions for children, young people, parents and carers, and contributing to research and publication. AID-IIT staff have access to a range of CPD and training opportunities both within and outside of SLAM NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as an Assistant Psychologist in AID-IIT to support and co-work with qualified clinical and counselling psychologists (and other members of the multi-disciplinary team) to deliver multi-disciplinary consultation, assessment, interventions and training to young people, families and their professional networks. The role includes work across a range of settings – offering outreach work in community settings, in reach work in inpatient settings, and working from the Pears Centre, depending on the needs of the young person, family and network. Please note this is an in person/on-site role. The role will also involve contributing to service developments, service evaluation and supporting the robust collection of outcome data for AID-IIT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society
Experience
Essential
- Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and intervention for children and young people with ASD and Intellectual Disability to be able to work clinically with close direct supervision
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential
- Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of young people with ASD and of methods of assessment and treatment.
- Awareness of racial and diversity issues (e.g through attendance of relevant training) .
Skills
Essential
- Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to communicate complex information to service users, families, and colleagues
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles
- Ability to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to people who may have impediments to understanding
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 03 September 2026
