Assistant Psychologist | Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within London's world class Major Trauma System for an Assistant Psychologist who will support the delivery and operationalisation of an integrated model of physical and psychological care for victims of trauma at the Royal London Hospital. The post holders will also work with counterparts in other Major Trauma Centres to ensure there is an equitable system across London, including during and post major incident.

The project is funded for two years, after which either substantive funding will be created or alternative employment will be provided for the Band 7, 8a and 8b or 8c post within Barts Health NHS Trust. There are three Band 4 assistant psychologist posts in this pilot in total, and two posts have already been filled. The post we are currently advertising for is for our Band 4 assistant psychologist post based in adult major trauma service at the Royal London Hospital for a period of 8 months.

The focus will be on the implementation and maintenance of this new integrated model within the trust, putting patients at the heart of this transformation, but also working in collaboration with similar roles across the London system to establish good lines of communication and system wide governance., Be a member of the Major Trauma Centre Integrated Psychological Model of Care service at the Royal London Hospital, working under the supervision of band 7-8a Practitioner Psychologists for all duties:

Contribute to systems designed to evaluate the service, such as the design and maintain information monitoring systems, including the management of data, with a focus on people aged 18 and over.

The team Assistant Psychologists will contribute to the development of the service, specifically focusing on evaluation, routine outcome monitoring, data management and analysis. The service is funded by NHS England, London region.

Therefore, a significant part of this Assistant Psychology role will be to produce data and reporting systems for routine communication with the project leadership and other internal and external partners, including services at other London MTCs. This communication will involve the use of formal data analysis and presentation.It is important that the post holder has degree-level knowledge of psychological research, experience completing research and clinical audits and service evaluation.

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.