Assistant Psychologist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	28 July 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£33,094 - £36,195 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	27 August 2025
Location:	London, W1W 6DN
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7363716/309-UCLH-6621

Summary

Are you a psychology graduate looking to further their career to enter on to clinical/counselling psychology training?

Are you enthusiastic, dedicated, and hard working?

We are looking for a compassionate, creative and highly motivated psychology graduate to join the UCLH Staff Psychology & Welfare Service (SPWS). We seek a psychology graduate who is aiming to pursue a career in Psychology and who is working towards the doctorate programme for Clinical or Counselling Psychology. Candidates considering applying for these training courses are expected to achieve 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 and diverse multi-disciplinary team of clinical and counselling psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, conflict coaches and mediators.

This is an exciting and critically important time to work in this area, helping to support our diverse hospital workforce to cope with the impact of, and recover from the pandemic as well as the on-going nature of healthcare work in acute hospital settings. This service has been in place for over 20 years at UCLH with this post a recent addition to enhance the service.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.








The main responsibilities of the post:

• To develop resources to support the embedding of the sexual safety charter.
• To support the SSC Psychologists to develop and undertake a new pathway supporting staff reporting sexual violence.
• To support triages, assessments and groups with staff affected by sexual violence and abuse.
• To support the Pathway Lead in communicating across the Trist the new support pathway for staff reporting sexual violence and abuse.
• To assess and support Acute health NHS Staff with common mental health problems in the self-management of their recovery.
• To assist with the provision of information/self-help material and support for self-help groups.
• To provide low-intensity interventions, such as psycho-educational interventions, guided self-help and ‘holding spaces’ for staff accessing the service.
• To develop training packages for staff teams.
• To attend multidisciplinary meetings about referrals or clients in treatment
• To be involved in mapping demand, lead in monitoring outcomes for staff support work and contribute to the development of evaluations, newsletters, resources and updating on progression.
• To provide a range of information and support for evidence based low intensity psychological treatments which will include guided self-help, CBT, ACT. This may be face-face, telephone or via other media.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street





We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please start your personal statement with below :

'I am interested in the Sexual Safety Charter because...'


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 bea 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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 yearrunning!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.
This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425










This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025

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