Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Psychologist | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking Clinical Psychologists to provide evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions for children with diabetes. Responsibilities include supporting families, providing Infant Mental Health services, and liaising with networks for improved care. The organization fosters professional development and offers extensive wellbeing resources to staff.

Benefits

On-site staff nursery

Wellbeing practitioners

Comprehensive occupational health services

24/7 employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Assess and intervene to support CYP with Diabetes and their families from diagnosis to transition.
• Provide Infant Mental Health services.
• Liaise with other psychologists in the network to improve and implement high quality of care.

Job description

Overview

Clinical Psychologists and other accredited psychological professionals, with specialist expertise in Paediatric Diabetes, are key providers of evidence-based psychological assessment and interventions for parents, infants and staff on neonatal units. They work as part of an MDT, provide consultation to medical teams on complex cases and supervise other professionals delivering psychological interventions for Children and Young People and providing staff support.

Responsibilities

• Assess and intervene to support CYP with Diabetes and their families from diagnosis to transition.
• Provide Infant Mental Health services.
• Liaise with other psychologists in the network to improve, adapt and implement high quality of care.

Development and staff wellbeing

Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. We are committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.

Additional information

Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.

***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025