Assistant Psychologist

This new post will provide support to two service areas: the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre (LSCIC) for 3 days per week and the Pain Management / Rehabilitation service for 2 days per week. There may in addition be opportunities to observe other services on the Stanmore site.

Key colleagues may include Clinical, Health and Counselling Psychologists, trainees and volunteers. Joint working is a regular feature of the work carried out. Teams include Consultants in Rehabilitation, in Liaison Psychiatry and in Neuro-Urology, as well as Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and other professionals.

We aim to offer a supportive environment, with good supervision and development opportunities. The post-holder will be required to work such hours as suit the service, and social distancing requirements. After a suitable period of induction and supervision, it may be appropriate to work some days from home.

The post holder will have clinical supervision from the Psychologists in the two service areas, who will also provide professional support and line management. There will be opportunities to contribute to the teaching and training of health care-professionals, developing innovative services in an acute trust setting., The purpose of this post is to support and enhance the professional psychological care of adult clients within the RNOH. You will assist in identified projects, groups and therapies, collect and report outcome data, and support the Psychologists in implementing service audits.

We welcome applications from Psychology graduates who meet the Essential criteria on the Person Specification attached. It will be essential to possess the ability to work flexibly and effectively with other professions and services. Excellent communication skills are essential, and a genuine interest in people with disabilities or other long-term health conditions.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient