Assistant Psychologist

University College London Hospitals; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in London is seeking a compassionate psychology graduate to support NHS staff with mental health challenges. The successful candidate will develop resources, provide low-intensity interventions, and assist in triages related to sexual violence reporting. Ideal candidates will have a 2:1 degree in Psychology and aim for a doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology. This role is part of a multi-disciplinary team focused on enhancing staff wellbeing during ongoing healthcare challenges.

Qualifications

• Recent psychology graduates intending to pursue a doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
• Interest in supporting NHS staff with common mental health issues.
• Experience in developing training packages is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop resources for the sexual safety charter.
• Assist in triages and assessments for staff affected by sexual violence.
• Deliver low-intensity interventions and training for staff.

Skills

Compassionate

Creative

Enthusiastic

Dedicated

Hard working

Education

2:1 degree in Psychology with GBC eligibility

Job description

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Are you a psychology graduate looking to further your career to enter into clinical/counselling psychology training?

Are you enthusiastic, dedicated, and hard working?

We are seeking a compassionate, creative, and highly motivated psychology graduate to join the UCLH Staff Psychology & Welfare Service (SPWS). The ideal candidate is aiming to pursue a career in Psychology and is working towards a doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology. Applicants should have at least a 2:1 degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) eligibility. SPWS is well-established within the Trust, and the post-holder will join a friendly, diverse, multidisciplinary team including clinical and counselling psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, conflict coaches, and mediators.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to support our hospital workforce in coping with the impacts of the pandemic and ongoing healthcare challenges. The service has been in place for over 20 years at UCLH, and this position aims to enhance its capacity.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities include:

• Developing resources to support the embedding of the sexual safety charter.
• Supporting the SSC Psychologists in developing and implementing a new pathway for staff reporting sexual violence.
• Supporting triages, assessments, and groups for staff affected by sexual violence and abuse.
• Assisting the Pathway Lead in communicating the new support pathway across the Trust.
• Assessing and supporting NHS staff with common mental health problems, facilitating self-management of recovery.
• Providing information and self-help materials, and supporting self-help groups.
• Delivering low-intensity interventions such as psycho-educational programs, guided self-help, and 'holding spaces' for staff.
• Developing training packages for staff teams.
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings regarding referrals and client treatment.
• Mapping demand, monitoring outcomes, and contributing to evaluations, newsletters, and resource updates.
• Offering evidence-based low-intensity psychological treatments, including guided self-help, CBT, and ACT, via face-to-face, telephone, or digital media.

Working for our organisation

UCLH is one of the UK’s most complex NHS trusts, serving a diverse population with a range of acute and specialist services. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We operate across eight sites, including:

• University College Hospital (including Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• Grafton Way Building, University College Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• UCLH at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to diagnosing and treating complex illnesses, specializing in women’s health, cancer, infections, neurology, gastrointestinal, and oral diseases. Our support services include critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

UCLH is committed to sustainability, aiming to become a carbon net-zero health service by 2031 (direct emissions) and 2040 (indirect emissions).