Practitioner Psychologist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7848164/259-7848164RLH |
Summary
Barts Health NHS Trust aims to be renowned for excellence, innovation and providing safe, compassionate care. Exemplary since 2023, the Royal London Hospital (RLH) Major Trauma Centre (MTC) has formally provided integrated physical and psychological care, within the Pan-London Major Trauma Psychology Network. This is supported by NHS London’s Violence Reduction Programme, so is deservedly high profile.
The post holder will have a key presence in the delivery of our comprehensive, integrated model of care for all trauma patients (children and adults) ensuring equity of integrated, high quality physical and psychological trauma care in London’s MTCs. This approach can be stepped up when a major incident occurs.
The service continues to implement and develop this model within Barts Health NHS Trust, putting patients at the heart of this transformation, and also collaborating across the London MTC system to establish system-wide governance and communication. Evidence gathering, evaluation and broadcasting are key, to enable discussion with local and national commissioners around implementation potential.
The team comprises Band 7, 8a and 8c Practitioner Psychologists, plus Assistants and Trainees, integrated within the RLH paediatric and adult workforce. This role will involve working with major trauma patients of all ages, as well as their families and the wider system.
· Providingspecialistpsychologyinputtotheplanning, development and delivery of the RLH MTC pathway, for children and adults.
· Providing specialist psychology input supporting after-trauma care across the pathway, from the ward and into the community, both directly with patients and their families and indirectly, through staff and carer consultation.
· Teaching and training of nursing and other multi-disciplinary colleaguesonpsychologicaland/orneuropsychologicaltheoryandpractice,asrequired.
· Implementing the published guidance for major trauma, to maximise an embeddedapproachtoteamworking, andotherservicedelivery,baseduponthe evidence base and NHS guidelines.
· Providingclinicalsupervisiontoassistant psychologists, as required.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026