Assistant Psychologist | West London NHS Trust


Company:	West London Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£34,186 - £37,389 per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, W2 1NY
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within London’s world class Major Trauma System at St Mary’s Hospital with West London NHS Trust for a Band 4 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 Mary’s 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, in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

The post holder will join a clinical team comprised of qualified adult and paediatric psychologists, and two assistant psychologists.

This would suit a motivated and organised candidate with previous experience of working in a physical health setting.

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Major Trauma Centre.

To 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.

The postholder will also be involved in audit and service evaluation activities, which will be a crucial part of the pilot project and demonstrating impact and outcomes.

In addition to working closely with the clinical psychologists within the team, the postholder will assist with data collection and reporting.

To support the administration of the Major Trauma Psychology team, for example maintaining databases and spreadsheets associated with routine service delivery, preparing patient resources, making patient telephone calls.

This role provides an opportunity to work with patients with serious and life changing injuries, their families and staff members working within the Major Trauma service.

Due to the high number of applicants expected to apply, we might not be able to respond to all queries. We encourage you to apply if you meet all essential criteria on the person specification. For more information, please contact:

Name: Shilpa Bavishi or Alexandra Markson, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

E-mail:S.bavishi@nhs.netorAlexandra.Markson5@nhs.net

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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Aug 2026

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