Assistant Psychologist

St George's University Hospitals; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals in City of Westminster is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join the Major Trauma Centre at St George's Hospital. The role involves patient-facing work, supporting psychological care, and assisting with assessments and follow-up under supervision.

You will manage administrative tasks, update databases, book appointments, coordinate discharge pathways, and contribute to data collection and reporting alongside the local data analyst, all while upholding the

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and proactive Assistant Psychologist to join our Major Trauma Centre at St George's Hospital. This role provides an opportunity to work with adults with serious and life changing injuries, their families and staff members working within the Major Trauma service.,

• As this is a patient facing-role, the successful candidate will be based on site to support the delivery and running of the service. Main duties:
• To support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the Major Trauma Centre, providing support with assessments, screening and follow up screening under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• The role involves a significant level of administrative responsibility.
• The post holder will be responsible for updating and managing databases, booking patient appointments and coordinating the discharge plus follow up pathway.
• The post holder will also assist with data collection and reporting, and work closely with the local data analyst where appropriate. The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.