Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Islington
- london, england, United Kingdom
- £16 - £22 Per Day
Job Description
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Islington
Islington | September 2026 Start
Trial Days: W/C 7th September 2026
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Islington - Education and Training
Are you a Psychology or Humanities graduate with your sights set on clinical psychology training? Do you want to move beyond textbooks and into the clinical reality of complex human distress?
This is not a standard teaching assistant role. This is a pre-clinical placement—an opportunity to work with students with Profound Multiple Difficulties (PMD) , where neurodevelopmental, psychological, and social factors converge. We are looking for graduates who can formulate, not just observe; who understand that behaviour is a symptom, not the presenting problem.
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Islington - Education and Training
The Role: Student Support Mentor - Clinical & Pastoral Support
Location: Islington
Pay: £108 per day
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm (Term Time Only)
Start Date: September 2026
Trial Days: To be confirmed (W/C 7th September 2026)
Future Opportunities: Additional roles available
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Islington - Education and Training
Who You Will Be Supporting - A Clinical Profile
You will work with students whose presentations would feature in any clinical caseload, often presenting with:
- Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) with co-occurring SEMH
- Complex Developmental Trauma and disorganised attachment (consistent with C-PTSD)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile within autism spectrum conditions
- Chronic anxiety disorders manifesting as fight/flight/freeze/hide responses
- Sensory processing differences affecting interoception and emotional regulation
- Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) traits in adolescence
- Selective mutism and severe communication impairment
- Historical exclusion and institutional trauma from repeated school breakdowns
- Profound social isolation and relationship difficulties consistent with attachment disorders
These are students who have complex, multi-agency histories—and your role is to understand the formulation, not just manage the behaviour.
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Islington - Education and Training
Your Experience - Clinical Skills in Practice
You will translate your academic background into clinically relevant experience by:
- Conducting 1:1 and small-group mentoring informed by psychological formulation (5Ps framework: presenting, predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating, protective factors)
- Using clinical frameworks—including