Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Details
- Date posted: 02 November 2026
- Closing date: 06 November 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 4
- Salary: £34,186 to £37,389 a year per annum inc Inner london HCAS (pro-rata)
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 200-8365592-DE-LP
- Job locations: St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with physical or mental health problems.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a physical and mental health context.
Personal
Essential
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems or other disabilities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with physical health problems / mental health problems (voluntary or paid work)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable
- Specific experience/knowledge associated with physical health problems
Qualifications
Essential
- To have attained an 2.1 or higher undergraduate degree in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Experience with service development and/or research
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
Desirable
- Experience of qualitative or interview methods
- Experience of the research process.
- High standard of report writing.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
About us
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.
Employer details
- Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Address: St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/