Assistant Psychologist Occupational Health/ Wellbeing & Critical Care

Assistant Psychologist Band 5 position - 12 month fixed term contract -working across both the Critical Care Psychology Service (0.6 WTE) and the Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing Psychology Service (0.4 WTE) at LNWH NHS Trust.The ICU post will most suit a candidate who is keen to develop their psychological skills to support patients, families and staff within a highly stimulating acute medical environment. This opportunity sits within a Critical Care Service covering a 24 bedded ICU in Northwick Park Hospital (NPH) and an 13 bedded ICU in Ealing Hospital (EH). The candidate will work as part of a psychology team with 2 qualifiedpsychologists.

The Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing Psychology Service has 2.6 wte Practitioner Psychologists working within a MDT. The service aims to support staff wellbeing; proactively promoting both the physical and mental health of the workforce. The team work with staff both individually and on a group level with teams/ departments to promote a psychologically healthier workplace. The Assistant Psychologist will be largely based at NPH for this part of the role.

Within our Trust, psychologists have professional leadership, and support each other, through the Psychological Services Network (PSN). This network links all psychological practitioners together in the Trust, including APs.

We reserve the right to withdraw the post prior to the closing date due to the volume of applications.