CRHTT Assistant Psychologist (Band 4) | North London NHS Foundation Trust

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The assistant psychologist will work as an integral member of the Haringey Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), supporting the delivery of high quality, person centred and psychologically informed care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis in the community. Working alongside experienced multidisciplinary professionals and under appropriate clinical supervision, the postholder will contribute to mental health assessment, care planning and therapeutic intervention, promoting recovery and supporting patients to remain safely in their own homes whenever possible.

The role will involve supporting patients to develop effective coping strategies, emotional regulation skills and techniques to manage psychological distress. The postholder will work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and other professionals, recognising individual needs and cultural differences. The role requires flexibility, resilience, excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a busy and dynamic crisis service.

The postholder will support the multidisciplinary team in gathering relevant clinical information, observing and documenting mental health state, identifying potential risks and contributing to collaborate care planning. They will participate in community visits to provide brief psychological informed intervention within their level of competence and under appropriate supervision of clinical psychologist. This may include supporting patients with anxiety management, grounding techniques, emotional regulation distress tolerance and the development of practical coping strategies to promote recovery and prevent further deterioration.

The postholder will also contribute to research, clinical audits, service evaluations and quality improvement initiatives within CRHTT, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of findings. They will support the implementations of evidence-based practice, assist in evaluating the effectiveness of psychological interventions and contribute to service development to improve patient outcomes and the quality of care.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:  

1.  We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4.  We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. 

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind

• We Are Respectful

• We Work Together

• We Keep Things Simple

• We Empower

• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

The postholder will work as part of CRHTT supporting the delivery of psychologically informed care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises and will provide psychological interventions to support emotional regulation, distress management and the development of effective coping strategies 

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Nov 2026