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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Londons world class Major Trauma System at St Marys Hospital with West London NHS Trust for a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist. The post holder will work as part of an established and nurturing Major Trauma Psychology team to help deliver psychological care for service users, families and staff at the St Marys Major Trauma Centre, including for major incidents. This is a dynamic and exciting role where the post holder will be offering screening and delivering psychological interventions to patients who have experienced life changing events.
The post holder will join a clinical team comprised of qualified adult and paediatric psychologists, 2 assistant psychologists and Senior Project Analyst. This would suit a motivated and organised candidate with previous experience of working in a physical health setting. The post is an in-person role and will require the postholder to be onsite 5 days a week.
The postholder will support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the Major Trauma Centre, on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
The postholder will provide support with initial holistic questioning and assisting with assessment, 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 services policies and procedures.
The role will involve working closely alongside the medical and multidisciplinary therapies team on the Major Trauma ward.
The postholder will also be involved in audit and evaluation activities, which will be a crucial part of this project and demonstrating impact and outcomes.
We have paired with an academic partner for this project who will oversee the data recording, collection and analysis, to ensure it is of a high standard for research dissemination and publication.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as Good overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as Outstanding.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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