Specialist Clinical Psychologist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join their paediatric team providing support to children and families affected by sickle cell disease. The role involves delivering specialist psychological assessments and interventions within a multidisciplinary setting, contributing to innovative treatment pathways and development of services. This position requires strong clinical skills, relevant doctoral training, and HCPC registration, offering a competitive salary in a supportive environment focused on continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children and young people.
• Skills in using complex psychological assessment methods.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical psychology services to children with sickle cell disease.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a paediatric setting.
• Utilize research for audit and service development.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Communication

Complex interventions

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration as a clinical psychologist

Job description

Job summary

To work together with the established 8b in paediatric haematology to develop further the services available to young people and their families living with sickle cell.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to patients being seen within the Paediatric Service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust providing specialist psychological and cognitive assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

About us

CNWL Paediatric Psychology is a well established, thriving and developing section providing psychological services across seven hospitals in north west London. We are supported by being employed in a mental health trust with excellent CPD to bring innovative and flexible ways of delivering psychological pathways into primarily physical health settings.

Positive working relationships with the services we are embedded in are supported at all levels.

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Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £68,676 a year per annum pro rata inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-G-CA-1556

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital London W2 1NY

Praed Street

London

W2 1NY

Job description Job responsibilities

The main focus of the post will be to provide input to the haematology service for children living with Sickle Cell, both inpatients and outpatient where you will be working as an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team. You will contribute to the wider team of clinical psychologists working in paediatrics utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research across the areas served by the paediatric psychology service.

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

Job description Job responsibilities

The main focus of the post will be to provide input to the haematology service for children living with Sickle Cell, both inpatients and outpatient where you will be working as an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team. You will contribute to the wider team of clinical psychologists working in paediatrics utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research across the areas served by the paediatric psychology service.

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

Person Specification TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist-domain of clinical psychology

Desirable

• Training and qualifications in a relevant field of applied psychology/research methodology.

EXPERIENCE Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, cognitive assessments e.g. WISC, and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including child, young people and their families.

Desirable

• Pre and/or post qualification experience of working in a paediatric psychology team
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment including formal psychometric assessments such as WISC-UK, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

Desirable

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups

OTHER Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Person Specification TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist-domain of clinical psychology

Desirable

• Training and qualifications in a relevant field of applied psychology/research methodology.

EXPERIENCE Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, cognitive assessments e.g. WISC, and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including child, young people and their families.

Desirable

• Pre and/or post qualification experience of working in a paediatric psychology team
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment including formal psychometric assessments such as WISC-UK, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

Desirable

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups

OTHER Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital London W2 1NY

Praed Street

London

W2 1NY

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital London W2 1NY

Praed Street

London

W2 1NY

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)