Psychology Graduates Permanent NEW

Are you a graduate or early-career professional who wants a job that means something? This could be a brilliant place to start.

You’ll be joining one of the UK’s largest charities (and genuinely a great place to work) in a role where you’ll help people with musculoskeletal conditions stay in work or get back into employment. Think chronic back pain, joint issues, mobility problems, conditions that don’t just affect health, but confidence and income too.

You’ll be trained to become a Health and Work Coach, including NHS-accredited Health Coach training and learning how to use the Dialog+ approach for assessments. So even if you’re early in your career, this is a great place where you will learn some amazing skills and launch a career.

About you

This role would suit someone with a degree in psychology, healthcare, sports science, or something similar, but more important than your degree is that you’ve had some experience (paid or voluntary) supporting vulnerable people (to achieve goals) and you genuinely care about helping others move forward.

How you help people

You’ll work with people who are unemployed, struggling at work, or trying to return after time off due to a health condition. Your job is to provide joined-up health and employment support. It’s a government-funded programme, so there’s no cost to participants. They receive six months of free physio, six months of free gym access, and ongoing support from you as their dedicated Health and Work Coach, all integrated with NHS teams.

Day to day

Referrals usually come through community days where people sign up to the programme. You’ll manage a caseload of around 20–25 participants and work in community settings such as NHS Trusts, GP practices and local job centres within your borough. This isn’t a home-working or office-based role, you’ll be out in the community building relationships and supporting people face-to-face.

You’ll carry out assessments using the Dialog+ approach, work with participants to co-produce practical action plans, and then support them through their employment journey. That might mean advocating with employers to resolve workplace challenges, helping someone rebuild confidence, supporting with CV writing and interview prep, or brokering opportunities with local employers. It’s varied, practical and genuinely impactful.

Next steps

We’re recruiting roles across Brent, Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Harrow, Hounslow, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Islington, Camden and Haringey. Interviews will take place on 3rd March. You need to be London based already and within 45 mins travel to one of the boroughs mentioned.

Please apply via this advert, we aim to respond to everyone. If you haven’t heard back within 72 hours, complete the “Send Us a Message” form on the Contact Us page of the Red 5 People website and a real person will get back to you.
 
Please note:  The charity have just had this programme extended by 12 months after a succesful pilot.  They are offering the role as a permant contract in view of continuation of the programme moving forward.  But in a situation where funding winds down, they try their best to move people to other contracts.