Psychology Graduate jobs in East London

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

This is an office-based role. Often with a day a week typically at home to catch up with admin (which can be quite heavy). A typical office day will involve meeting your participants, with regular check ins with the physio / clinical teams who provide extra insight to support the individual into employment.

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 multiple roles in Hillingdon (near Uxbridge station). Interviews will take place on Monday 27h July. 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: This is a permanent contract of employment. Funding is initially until March 2027, however it’s expected to be extended beyond this (and when funding on programmes does wind down the charity are great are moving people across to other programmes). Salary range is £32,000 - £35,000 (DOE) and its full time hours, Mon to Fri, 9 – 5.