Assistant Psychologist
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,094.00 to £36,195.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £33094.00 - £36195.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | LONDON, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-25-1024 |
Summary
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Clinical Responsibilities To support and enhance the multi-disciplinary care of people with acquired brain injury and their families. To assist with the delivery of the clinical service by: Carrying out patient and family assessments and treatments as delegated by senior members of the team Collecting and recording demographic, clinical assessment, outcome and service utilisation data. To assist with giving information to patients and families about brain injury and sources of support. Administrative Responsibilities To help maintain prospective records of Kings patients and families affected by brain injury who have made use of the service. In particular, ensuring good quality, linked demographic, clinical outcome and service utilisation data. To work effectively with the administrative staff to ensure patients and their families are offered appropriate services in virtual and face to face clinics and support groups. Specifically, this might mean scheduling appointments with patients and families, carrying out clinical screening or triage prior to appointments, following up on management plans, liaising with other clinical staff or other agencies. To signpost and/or refer patients and their families toexternal agencies, third sector organisations, ensuring appropriate handover of clinical, family systemic and other social information. Systems and Data Management To ensure all data collected for the service is accurate and kept in line with information governance policies. To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes. Research and Service Development To participate in the day to day management of any quality improvement projects, service evaluation, research and audit. Ensure appropriate inclusion of patients and their families any quality improvement work, for example by involvement in co-design processes and seeking feedback about their experience of the service. To undertake literature searches as required. To collect qualitative and quantitative data and undertake preliminary analyses for service improvement purposes. This may include clinical outcome data, individual interviews and focus groups, literature review. To assist with reporting of any quality improvement, audit, evaluation or research. Education and Training To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines. To participate in departmental training and meetings. General The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post. To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations. To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff. To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues. This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. Safeguarding : The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibilityto support the organisation in our duties by; attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns reportingany safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately Infection Control Statement The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene procedures and requirements when in clinical areas. The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.