Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - London
£33,262 - £36,027 pa inc
PermanentFull time
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. This is an exciting opportunity to join specialist teams, the Early Intervention in Schools Team (EIT) in CAMHS & the Integrated Clinical Team (ICT) in Children's Services. The teams offer specialist mental health expertise for CYP experiencing difficulties in behaviour/emotional well-being & vulnerable to mental health difficulties. ICT works alongside Children’s services staff with YP & families open to social care, where YP experience anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, family conflict, gender related distress or trauma experiences. The team offer therapeutic treatments to YP/families. EIT provide training to schools, consultation & brief evidence-based intervention. The post holder will work with clinicians, e.g. Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists & Psychotherapists. To help support the data collection processes for Children and Young Peoples (CYP-IAPT) within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service. To assist in clinically related administration, completion of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. There will also be opportunities to undertake clinical work under supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist and support the psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care The roles involve supporting clinical staff in using and interpreting routine outcomes measures in a meaningful way within care pathways, including staff training, supporting the analysis and reporting on clinical outcomes at a team, borough and tri-borough level. Having good IT skills and knowledge of Excel and SPSS would be desirable. Excellent communication skills are necessary to liaise and support clinical staff & teams. An interest in working with children and young people (CYP) is essential. This advert closes on Monday 5 Oct 2026
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Healthcare Assistant | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Greenwich and Sidcup
£30,630 - £32,346 pa inc
PermanentFull time
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HCA to contribute to the integrated neurodevelopmental pathway in Oxleas. Working across the Greenwich and Bexley teamsthe successful candidate will be responsible for supporting diagnostic assessments for ADHD and ASD supporting the ongoing physical monitoring of children and young people on medication. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Paediatricians, an Advanced Pharmacist, Clinical Associate Psychologists and an HCA. We require a motivated individual with a keen interest in improving services for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and an ability to adapt quickly to change. The applicant will have good interpersonal skills and an ability to work well as part of a team. They will also have good computer skills and competence in using digital technology. Hours of work will be predominantly 09.00 – 17.00 with flexibility to work between the hours of 08.00 – 18.00 occasionally to meet the needs of the service. If you would like to be part of this innovative and friendly team, we would love to hear from you. · To work as a member of the IND ADHD team, supporting the ongoing management of children and young people with ADHD and ASD. To support diagnostic assessments for ADHD by administering an objective assessment tool and collating information gained from this with other background information gathered from families, schools and other sources. To provide the multi-disciplinary team with the information gathered above to support clinical decision making about diagnosis. · To be competent in undertaking physical monitoring of children and young people, such as blood pressure, pulse, height and weight. To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team and make them aware of any changes to a child or young person’s condition. To carry out all duties within good practice guidelines. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care · To administer an assessment tool for ADHD, QB Test, following training. · To check and maintain a safe environment. To be familiar with all equipment required to support the child and to report any deficiency immediately. · To complete physical monitoring of young people, such as height, weight, pulse and blood pressure and record these accurately. · To identify any concerns about a child or young person’s physical health and report to the multi-disciplinary team. · To regularly liaise with the multi-disciplinary team and present complex and sensitive information in a clear way. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and with other professionals or representatives of voluntary organisations who also work with young people with ADHD, ASD and their families. · To communicate effectively with colleagues and other members of the team and identify and report concerns to senior staff. · To communicate effectively with families, carers and young people. To make verbal and written reports as required, ensuring these are kept up-to-date. To keep accurate and clear records. · To maintain timely and up to date reports in the family held record. This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026
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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Central Specimen Reception
NHS Jobs - Dartford
£27,106 to £28,850 a year
PermanentFull time
Technical responsibilities: Central Specimen Reception (CSR) includes pre and post analytical tasks and duties such as checking patient demographics, numbering up samples, operating centrifuges/analysers and prioritising workflow. Handling and preparing miscellaneous, Immunology and referred samples and sending them onto the relevant departments/ external testing laboratories, storing and despatching samples as appropriate following UN3373 requirements. Handling and preparing Histology specimens, checking patient/sample information ensuring that they meet requirements, entry to LIMS, packaging according to guidelines and departmental policy, and referring samples to the referral laboratory. Dealing with problem samples including unsuitable samples and / or requests. General tasks associated with the laboratories, Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Transfusion such as separating specimens, receiving supplies, monitoring of equipment, checking stock levels and informing senior members of staff when stocks are low, issuing sample containers to internal and external users and processing waste. Work according to departmental standard operating procedures at all times. Monitor stock levels within the department, ensuring acceptable levels, advising Central Specimen Reception (CSR) Supervisor if supplies fall below minimum levels and preparing Pathology stock orders for wards and departments within the hospital as well as GP surgeries. Greet visitors and patients dealing with all general Pathology enquires where possible and re-directing queries to appropriate persons. Obtaining outstanding results from external laboratories and reporting results onto the LIMS for authorisation. Organise and distribute all Pathology paper reports and any other documentation required Please see attached job description for further information
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Assistant Chief Nurse – Safeguarding, Quality & Safety
University College London Hospital - London
£88,250 - £100,355 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen to join the Chief Nurse team and lead a portfolio across quality, safety and safeguarding adults at UCLH. This role is pivotal to delivering against our strategic priorities and ensuring UCLH continues to deliver the highest standards of quality, safe care. You will work closely with the Chief Nurse, Deputy Chief Nurse and Directors of Nursing to lead across a number of nursing priorities aligned to the refreshed Trust strategy. You will provide forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to contribute to the strategic direction of the safeguarding adults and quality & safety agenda, actively promoting a learning culture. You will have collaborative leadership skills, a passion for high-quality patient care and a drive to enhance patient outcomes and improve staff experience. This is an excellent opportunity for professional development, and we are seeking an individual with a passion for person-centered & safe care, a focus on quality improvement and demonstrable leadership and collaboration skills. We encourage you to make contact to find out more about the role and arrange a visit/call. Please contact Natalie Holbery, Deputy Chief Nurse n.holbery@nhs.net Sitting within corporate nursing, you will be an active member of the Nursing & Midwifery Leadership Team (NMLT) and line manage three direct reports: PERRT Lead Nurse, Safeguarding & MCA Lead Nurse and Exemplar Lead. You will have responsibility for quality & safety priorities such as safeguarding adults, deteriorating patients, outreach, risk management and the refreshed Exemplar programme. As the Chief Nurse Division risk lead, you will oversee the Chief Nurse risk register and represent the Deputy Chief Nurse at Trust wide meetings relating to risk, quality & safety. You will take a leadership role in various committees and meetings relating to quality & safety and will deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse as required. You will work closely with a team of senior leaders including directors of nursing, deputy directors of nursing and assistant chief nurses to ensure; • Delivery of high and consistently safe standards of nursing care • Promotion of a patient focused multidisciplinary approach to care • Measurable outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing practice • Delivery against the Trust strategy and quality account in relation to nursing & midwifery. 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: • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases • 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. For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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? This advert closes on Monday 21 Sep 2026
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Executive Personal Assistant (Chief Medical Officer)
NHS Jobs - London
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
PermanentFull time
Part of this fast-paced role will require the post holder to be an effective communication link between a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible approach to suit the variable and developing workload within the corporate areas supported. The post holder will be required to work at all Trust main sites, with flexibility to co-locate with Directors/Senior teams as needed in a fluid way throughout the working week. The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative skills with the ability to work independently using high levels of discretion, judgement and critical analysis while balancing the competing priorities of the Executive Director(s)/Senior Lead(s) that they support. Effectively balance the competing demands on the time of the Executive Director/Senior Lead that they support and actively provide highly effective and adaptable administrative support tailored to their needs and portfolio. Expertise and commitment to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of issues to ensure the effective engagement of the Executive Director/ Senior lead and organisation/trust. Present a professional, welcoming and helpful image to staff, other organisations and the public at all times and via all methods of communication. Be aware of the complex, potentially contentious and highly sensitive environment in which the Executive Directors and their Senior Leads operate to ensure the effective and appropriate use of their time through prioritising appointments, dealing with matters and actions liaising with staff, both internal and external. Nurture key relationships and monitor networks internally and externally. Develop and maintain close collaboration and co-operation with the wider Executive Team and their Senior Leads, working at all times to achieve set standards. Ensure all communication is dealt with in a timely, efficient manner and that deadlines are met, taking action, where appropriate, in the absence of the Senior Leads. Produce correspondence, reports, and complete projects as required to a high standard and to agreed deadlines, with due respect for confidentiality and corporate style.
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Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Abbeywood
£33,262 - £36,027 pa inc
PermanentFull time
We are seeking to appoint 2 enthusiastic and highly motivated psychology graduates who are keen to gain experience in order to progress towards applied training in psychological practice. One post is on the Greenwich Mental Health Support Team (MHST) and the other in Bexley MHST. The posts are focused upon supporting data collection processes for Children and Young Peoples IAPT (CYP-IAPT), including clinical outcome monitoring and service–user satisfaction. The role involves supporting clinical staff in using and interpreting routine outcome measures, analysing data, producing reports and training staff in outcome measures. Having good IT skills and knowledge of Excel and SPSS would be an advantage. Excellent communication skills are necessary to be able to liaise and support clinical staff and teams, and an interest in working with children and young people is essential. The post will be supervised by a Clinical Psychologist. Although the primary task in this role is to support data collection there will be opportunities to undertake clinical work under supervision. Both teams are friendly, busy and thriving CYP CAMHS services, providing early mental health intervention to CYP/families within a number of local primary and secondary schools. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals from global majority backgrounds to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities with whom we work. Oxleas Trust has consistently achieved high ratings in quality assessments, patient and staff surveys with a culture of supporting staff whilst providing excellent services within a robust clinical governance framework. There is a programme of work underway ‘Building a Fairer Oxleas’, involving staff from across all directorates,committed to making changes within the organisations that have a positive impact for all staff, but in particular BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT+ staff. Oxleas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We recognise our responsibility to ensure that safe working systems are in place for staff working with children, adults and families in their care. Please note that for some occupations we receive a high amount of applications and where this is evident the post will be closed and we will put a limit on the number of applications that we are able to receive. If you do not hear anything within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted. Please note all communication will be via e-mail so please can you ensure that you regularly check your e-mails. There is a possibility that if you have set filters on your incoming messages that this message could be delivered to your junk mail. It would be helpful if you could enable your settings so that messages sent are directly received to your inbox. Unfortunately the Trust will not be responsible for any correspondence which has not been received/read in light of the above. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities promoting diversity, developing supporting policies and operates a variety of flexible working arrangements. For further information please contact Dr Zara Hosany. This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Sep 2026
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Pharmacy Assistant | Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust - Plaistow
£30,142 per annum inc
PermanentFull time
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision 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. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and ambitious Pharmacy Assistant to join our dynamic Team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. This post is based at Newham University Hospital. At Barts Health we take pride in developing our staff to progress. Within the Pharmacy department we offer several opportunities to do this. You will participate in training initiatives to meet both individual and departmental goals. As a Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant who holds a NVQ Level 2 qualification in Pharmacy services, you will have the opportunity to be enrolled on HEE Medicine Optimisation Course to undertake Transcription of Medicines and POD checking at Ward level. Please note: Applicants MUST state in the application, their GCSE grades in English, Maths, and double science. This post provides the post holder with the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience in day-to-day delivery of pharmacy service to patients, in conjunction with the patient services and clinical pharmacy teams. The post holder will be responsible for dispensing inpatient and discharge medicines, stock management and some clinical pharmacy services. 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. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
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Assistant Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Dartford/ Shooters Hill
£33,262 - £36,027 pa inc
ContractFull time
There are currentlysix postsavailable across the Bracton Centre and Memorial Hospital. The posts will cover the following areas and will involve split roles at the discretion of the team: 1. Burgess Clinic:a male medium secure acute inpatient ward at the Bracton Centre. 1. Crofton Clinica male medium secure acute inpatient ward at the Bracton Centre. 1. Danson Clinic:a male medium secure rehabilitation inpatient ward at the Bracton Centre. 1. Heath Clinic:a male assertive rehabilitation ward at the Bracton Centre. 1. Birchwood Clinic:a male medium secure pre-discharge inpatient ward at the Bracton Centre 1. Joydens Clinic:a female low secure inpatient ward at the Bracton Centre. 1. William Morris Centre:The WMC is the central hub of the Oxleas Community Forensic Psychological Therapies Service and provides assessment and group psychological therapy for outpatients within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich. Professionals work with people whose complex difficulties have contributed to patterns of interpersonal violence. 1. Hazelwood Clinic: a male low secure acute inpatient ward at Memorial Hospital. 1. Greenwood Clinic:a male low secure rehabilitation inpatient ward at Memorial Hospital. Applications are made for a role within the service, preferences for specific roles will be taken into consideration however allocation to roles will be decided by the team following interview. • To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients. • To provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. • To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. • In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines. • To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed. • To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care Clinical • To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. • To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings. • To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects. • To work with other staff to assess or support service users in residential and day service settings and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision. • To assist in the development of a psychological based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place. • To create graphs or charts to collate or summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes. • To assist in producing visual or material or user-friendly information for interventions with clients. Research • To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects. • To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes. Communication • Liaises with other psychology members of the team and other disciplines and agencies responsible for clients’ care. Management responsibilities • To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects with the service as required. • To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed. Leadership • To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care. • All roles will involve additional responsibilities to meet the wider need of the psychological therapies team (e.g. carer involvement, Trauma Informed Care initiatives). This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026
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