Diabetes Practitioner Psychologist

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in London is looking for an experienced Diabetes Practitioner Psychologist to join the Diabetes Psychiatry and Psychology Service. You will provide specialist psychological support to patients with diabetes, working alongside a dedicated team to improve patient outcomes. Applicants should hold a professional doctorate in psychology and have experience in managing complex psychological needs. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional development included.

Qualifications

• Professional Doctorate accepted by the HCPC for registration.
• Experience providing psychological treatment for complex physical health needs.
• Competence in health psychology and behavior change models.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological screening and assessment to diabetes patients.
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to address psychological needs.
• Support service improvements and undertake neuropsychological assessments.

Skills

Specialist psychological assessment

Experience with diabetes

Teaching and training

Clinical supervision

Education

Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology

Completed training course in clinical supervision

Job description

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Diabetes Practitioner Psychologist

Closing date: 21 September 2025

Employer: King's College London NHS Foundation Trust

Department: Department of Diabetes

Location: King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill

Pay Scheme: Agenda for change

Pay Band: 8a

Job Type: Permanent

Working pattern: 1.0 WTE

Main duties of the job

We are pleased to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced highly specialist practitioner psychologist to join our Diabetes Psychiatry and Psychology Service (DPPS) as part of the adult diabetes team at King's College Hospital. The successful candidate will provide specialist psychological screening, assessment and treatment to patients with type 1 / complex type 2 diabetes and associated psychological difficulties and become a valuable source of psychological expertise for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). In addition to direct work with diabetes patients, the embedded nature of this post will ensure frequent opportunities for consultation and teaching within the MDT setting. The diabetes team also has excellent research and development links with the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (IoPPN).

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job responsibilities

There are opportunities for both individual and group-based interventions which are used in the team to help address issues around adjustment to the condition, effective diabetes management and psychological and emotional wellbeing. Many of the patients seen within the team have complex issues related to multi-morbidity and you will be working alongside experts within the field of diabetes who are experienced and knowledgeable about the psychological impact of living with the condition. The team also has support from a consultant psychiatrist, with whom you will work closely to help manage and support the various levels of mental health needs within the diabetes patient cohort.

Specialist clinical health psychology input has a long tradition at Kings College Hospital and you will be joining a group of psychology and psychotherapy professionals who are dedicated and supportive.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration
• Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
• Completed training course in clinical supervision.
• Evidence of having worked with people with medical conditions as a clinical specialist under supervision.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of complex psychological and physical health needs.
• Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists or other professional groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
• Competence and/or specialist training in models of health psychology and/or behaviour change (e.g., motivational interviewing).
• Experience in the psychological management of diabetes.
• Experience of undertaking and interpreting neuropsychological assessments and writing reports based on the results.
• Experience in implementing service improvements.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year, incl HCA