Exciting full-time opportunity available for a Assistant Psychologist to join our team in Devon & Cornwall
Who Are We?
At Health Transportation Group UK (HTG-UK), we are one of the UK’s leading providers of Non-Emergency Patient Transport, supporting thousands of vulnerable patients across the UK. We proudly serve the NHS, completing over 800,000 essential journeys every year.
We deliver services across a growing number of NHS contracts, including North East Lincolnshire, Mid and South Essex, Dorset, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Norfolk & Waveney, and Suffolk and North East Essex. With 22 operational bases and a dedicated team of over 1,200 passionate professionals, we provide safe, caring, and high-quality transport services nationwide.
What Can You Expect?
You will join as an Assistant Psychologist - working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm (flexible), reporting to the Mental Health Operations Manager. This hybrid role combines home working with travel to Bodmin, Exeter and Plymouth.
You will play a key role in supporting the clinical quality of a specialist mental health transport service, helping to enhance a trauma-informed, least restrictive approach to care. Working alongside the Clinical Psychologist and Operations Manager, you will support clinical administration, data collection and compliance, research and evaluation, teaching and CPD, and staff debriefs following complex or sensitive journeys. You will also assist with journey planning, service feedback, bids, and community projects, with opportunities for clinical work and facilitating expert-by-experience groups.
This role requires a proactive, compassionate individual with strong organisational, auditing and interpersonal skills, committed to promoting best practice, upholding human rights, and achieving positive outcomes for service users and staff.
Summary Of Main Duties Include:
- Contribute to evaluation and research projects, including data analysis and supporting journal article writing.
- Ensure the collection and analysis of regular patient and professional feedback.
- Contribute to lessons learnt and ongoing service improvement.
- Support audits, compliance, and performance monitoring.
- Support mandatory and continued professional development training.
- Support managers with clinical compliance, including tracking least restrictive practice.
- Support wellbeing and service improvement projects across the organisation
What’s In It For You?
- Competitive salary £29,993.60 per annum based on a 37.5 hours per week
- Contractual sick pay after 12 months service
- Employee assistance programme delivered by the UK’s #1 EAP service- Health Assured
- Increased holiday allowance for long service
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Refer a friend scheme Earn up to £500 for each friend you bring on board
- Pension scheme
- Full training for the role, induction and ongoing mentorship
- Salary sacrifice schemes Cycle to Work, Electric Car & Holiday buy schemes
- Opportunities to grow and develop
- Engaging Workplace Culture with regular company updates and Employee of the Month
We are Looking for Great People Who:
- Have an upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Understanding of mental health services and trauma informed care.
- Excellent organisational and communication abilities (written and spoken).
- Experience with clinical auditing and compliance processes.
- Ability to manage complex situations with professionalism and empathy.
- Take part in regular clinical supervision with senior clinical psychologist.
Our Commitment to Safer Recruitment
Patient safety is our priority. To work for HTG-UK you will need:
- Enhanced DBS check (Conducted during onboarding if successful)
- Right to work in the UK
- Full UK manual driving licence
- Satisfactory employment and character references
- A satisfactory medical assessment
- Successful candidates will also need to successfully complete a mandatory training on commencement of employment.
Equal Opportunities
The Company’s Equal Opportunities policy affirms our commitment to ensure that no patient, employee or job applicant faces discrimination - whether directly or indirectly – based on gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, responsibility for dependants, disability, religion, belief, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, trade union activity, social background, health status, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown as justifiable.
Safeguarding
The organisation takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing domestic violence very seriously and therefore all employees at HTG-UK are expected to:
- Attend mandatory training on Safeguarding children and adults
- Ensure they are familiar with their and the organisation’s requirements under relevant legislation
- Adhere to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, and professional codes
- Report any concerns to the appropriate authority
- Maintaining professional boundaries as a Person in a Position of Trust (PiPoT)
