Applied Psychologist | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Sutton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a clinical or counselling psychologist or child and adolescent psychotherapist to develop specialist clinical psychology services for families in neonatal and paediatric teams. The role includes assessments, multi-disciplinary consultations, and involvement in training and service audits. This position offers opportunities to impact the quality of care for vulnerable families and contribute to professional development in a collaborative hospital group.

Qualifications

• Qualified clinical or counselling psychologist or child and adolescent psychotherapist.
• Experience with families in neonatal and paediatric settings.
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and intervention with families within the neonatal units.
• Provision of specialist psychological advice to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Supporting neonatal staff teams and service audit.

Job description

Role overview

We are seeking a clinical or counselling psychologist or child and adolescent psychotherapist. This is an exciting new post to develop and ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to families and staff in the neonatal teams and inpatient paediatric teams at Epsom and St Helier. The postholder will work autonomously, within recognised professional guidelines, as part of the teams and will utilise knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions and research skills to implement audit, research and service development projects. The postholder will be involved in the training and continuing professional development of clinical psychologists and other health professionals and will be part of the wider paediatric psychology team and the Trust Clinical health psychology provision.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and intervention with families within the neonatal units
• Provision of specialist psychological advice and consultation to multi-disciplinary teams – neonatal and paediatric inpatient
• Supporting neonatal staff teams
• Liaison with wider specialist services
• Service audit and evaluation
• Participation in wider neonatal network

About our trusts in the region

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Application information

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit. This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.