Assistant Psychologist

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application 

 Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. 
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.  

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? 

The covid-19 pandemic has further increased the need for individual and team level staff support and The Staff Psychology & Welfare Service continues to address these needs, offering prompt access to highly specialist assessment and a range of evidence-based psychological interventions for staff. It is also part of the wider recovery programme and long term health and wellbeing agenda at UCLH. We work closely with our workforce colleagues in Staff Experience, Learning & Development and alongside our Staff Networks to encourage long term and sustainable cultural change within the organisation.  Our team aims to represent the diverse workforce we support and is dedicated to promoting equity and embracing inclusion as core values. We aim to reduce stigma, increase engagement in self-care and organisational support to help our staff thrive at work and in their personal lives. 

Our team was  expanded in response to the growing psychosocial needs of staff emerging during the coronavirus pandemic and will aim to support the recovery of the organisation and staff following the pandemic based on our trauma informed stepped-care approach. The post holder will be joining a large supportive service with good levels of supervision and a personal development programme to help achieve further relevant training targets. The post holder will undertake clinical work under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. They will participate in the running of groups, as well as playing a key role in audits and service evaluations. Other duties include development of self-help and training packages and supporting clinicians with service development work streams and initiatives. 

This role within the service requires the post-holder to be confident to work independently within their own team as well as closely with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust. This post, while working for SPWS, will have a specific focus on supporting the clinicians working to embed the Sexual Safety Charter at UCLH. 

We offer excellent clinical supervision and support with line management by the Clinical Lead / Consultant Clinical Psychologist. The right person will be organised, self-motivated, self-aware and show a commitment to working with the staff and services that provide support to our staff members.  

The successful candidate will hold university degree in a subject enabling the post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness: for example, a degree in psychology, health or social sciences. 

•    Will work alongside experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologists and have further opportunity to work closely with colleagues also delivering staff support initiatives and interventions.
•    You will have weekly supervision from a psychologist also enabling a rich experience of the supervisory process, in line with relevant professional guidelines and policies as well as access to our trainee forums.
•    To work closely with clinicians to develop their evaluation, research and clinical skills, and be keen to work flexibly.
•    To complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.