Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Maidenhead
- thatcham, england, United Kingdom
- £17 - £22 Per Day
Job Description
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Maidenhead
Maidenhead | September 2026 Start
Trial Days: W/C 7th September 2026
Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - 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 - Maidenhead - Education and Training - Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Maidenhead
The Role: Student Support Mentor - Clinical & Pastoral Support
Location: Maidenhead
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 - Maidenhead - Education and Training - Psychology & Humanities Graduate - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Maidenhead
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 - 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 &mdash