Assistant Psychologist | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join the Major Trauma Centre in London. The post involves face‑to‑face work on surgical wards and ICU, with opportunities for creative psychology interventions and collaborative work with the multidisciplinary team.

The role supports clinical psychologists, handles assessments and screenings under supervision, and carries administrative responsibilities to maintain patient care and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance professional psychological care for Major Trauma Centre patients under supervision.
• Handle a significant level of administrative responsibility including updating databases and coordinating appointments.
• Update and manage databases, book patient appointments and coordinate discharge and follow-up pathways.
• Assist with data collection and reporting, working closely with the local data analyst where appropriate.

Job description

Assistant Psychologist | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: st georges nhs trust

Salary: £34,186 - £37,389 per annum inc Inner london HCAS (pro-rata)

Hours: Full-time

Location: London, SW17 0QT

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Nov 2026

Closing date: 2 Dec 2026

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.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work alongside clinical psychologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team, as well as being part of the Pan London Major Trauma Psychology Network.

The majority of the face‑to‑face clinical work takes place on the surgical wards and in intensive care.

There are opportunities to work creatively to deliver psychology interventions.

Please note that the advert will close earlier than planned due to the high volume of applications received.

This advert closes on Friday 6 Nov 2026

• 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.

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

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