Clinical Psychologist

Current vacancies

Main area: Psychiatry Grade NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover to contract-end-date 01-05-2026)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 309-UCLH-5969

Site: National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH

Town: London

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59

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Job overview

Band 7 post, Full time Fixed term post to cover a secondment until 1/5/2026.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Neuropsychiatry team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The service accepts referrals from all over the UK.

We are looking for individuals interested in providing psychological therapy using a range of therapeutic approaches (individuals and groups) to patients with complex neurological presentations and functional neurological disorders/medically unexplained symptoms.

Main duties of the job

You will join an experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team to deliver psychological treatment to a highly complex and diverse client group. There will be opportunities to develop your psychotherapy and research skills and develop your career in health settings.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Honours degree in psychology or related disciplines, and a Doctorate and/or PhD level in clinical psychology / counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.

Experience

• Interest in psychological interventions with patients with comorbid physical illness, including long-term neurological conditions and FND.
• Experience of using patient-reported outcome.
• Experience of managing own caseload.
• Experience of conducting risk assessment within scope of practice.
• Experience of specialist and psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community and inpatient settings.

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and/or carers and other professional colleagues.
• To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
• Ability to plan, conduct and evaluate relevant audit initiatives.

Personal Qualities

• Able to work well within a team and foster good relationships.
• Ability to maintain high level of motivation and enthusiasm.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development opportunities positively and effectively.

Other Requirements

• Needed on rare occasions. For example, diurnal fluctuation in a clinical problem in an in-patient may necessitate assessment at a time other than between 9-5.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.