Assistant Psychologist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	05 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£33,094 - £36,195 per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	04 January 2026
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7662262/309-UCLH-7166

Summary

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to join the CAMHS team at The Lighthouse, the UK’s first Child House and a national leader in supporting children and young people affected by sexual abuse. This is a rare opportunity to work within a pioneering multi-professional service that brings together health, social care, advocacy, policing and therapeutic support under one roof.

Working under the supervision of qualified clinicians, there will be some opportunities to support participation projects, multidisciplinary assessments, assist with therapeutic interventions and help develop the clinical resources used across the service.
We are committed to offering a rich learning environment with regular supervision, reflective practice and opportunities for CPD, as well as links with UCLH Psychological Medicine and local CAMHS teams. The Lighthouse is also part of the international PROMISE network, providing unique opportunities for national and international engagement.

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, as we are committed to building a team that reflects the children and families we serve.

If you are enthusiastic, organised and passionate about trauma-informed care for children and young people, we would love to hear from you.
Due to a high volume of applications expected, we reserve the right to close the post before the deadline and encourage you to complete your application early.

You will play a key role in supporting our clinical and outcomes work, contributing to service evaluations, audits and research that shape national best practice. The role is predominantly to support outcome and service evaluation work, therefore strong research and statistical skills and interests are encouraged.

Provide administrative and clinical support to the CAMHS team, helping to drive the service’s outcomes strategy, audits and evaluations.

Develop and maintain systems to collect, analyse and report key performance and clinical outcome data, ensuring accurate and meaningful reporting.

Support service evaluation projects, including database management, data analysis, report writing and presenting findings for the team.

Help prepare clinical materials, outcome tools, documentation and service resources for use across the team.

Support the delivery and evaluation of therapeutic groups, participation events and wider CAMHS activities.

Contribute to research tasks, including literature searches, evidence reviews and preparation of materials that inform evidence-based practice.

Provide administrative support to meetings, training sessions and service development projects, ensuring smooth coordination across the team.

Participate in reflective practice, supervision and CPD activities to maintain high professional standards and support your development.

Uphold excellent clinical record keeping and assist with data governance in line with Trust, HCPC and BPS standards.

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, nuclearmedicineandpathology.


Weare 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 informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmittingyour 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 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 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 UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?



This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025

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