Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 14 months (to contract end date 31/03/2027 due to limited funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-7166
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £33,094 - £36,195 per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Job overview
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.
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.
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.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
- 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
Working for our organisation
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:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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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, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of British Psychological Society
- Good working knowledge of statistical analysis and packages (SPSS)
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and its applications (Word and Powerpoint)
Desirable criteria
- Further post graduate experience in relevant areas of professional psychology and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a psychology service
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience using Microsoft Office and other packages for report production
- Experience using databases and data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- Experience of and confidence in completing and presenting professional, audit evaluation and research reports
- Experience of co-ordinating and evaluating individual or group interventions for young people and carers
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Confident in delivering sensitive information with tact and diplomacy
- The ability to set up, complete data entry and maintain databases (Excel, Access)
- Knowledge of relevant psychological theory and evidence-based practice
- Ability to plan, suggest and undertake research, audit and service evaluation activities.
- Ability to form good working relationships and interact effectively with staff from all disciplines in a multidisciplinary setting
- Strong skills in statistical data analysis and data management
Communication
Essential criteria
- A high level of interpersonal and professional communication skills.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in a sensitive, caring and non-judgemental manner.
- High level of oral and written communication skills for reports and presentations.
- An ability to communicate and work with children and young people and their families in a respectful manner
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Christina Trigeorgis
- Job title
- CAMHS Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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