Trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified clinical / counselling psychologist to work within the CNWL Inpatient Palliative Care Service, based at University College Hospital London. This is a well established symptom control and palliative care team. The palliative care team cares for adult patients throughout UCLH Hospitals (with a smaller paediatric cohort from age 12 years and up). Please note we would consider flexible working hours within this fixed term 6 month 0.6WTE contract. This is a maternity cover within the hospital multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology service for patients and relatives that have been referred to the hospital palliative care service working in all areas of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with other palliative care team members. You will have excellent communication skills in supporting patients with life limiting illnesses and their families, and liaising with members of the multi-disciplinary palliative care team and oncology psychologists based at UCLH and other involved healthcare professionals. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
You will be part of a busy proactive and innovative inpatient team, whilst also working closely with UCLH colleagues, to provide excellent care to inpatients and relatives. There is a well-established clinical psychology structure within UCLH that you will be closely linked to, that would provide support and mentoring for the post holder. It is an inspiring and supportive place to work, with plenty of opportunities for education and training and personal development.


We are part of the CNWL Palliative Care Service, that also provides palliative care to the community area of Islington and South Camden.
To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to clinical health psychology based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary care.

Teaching, training, and supervision


To provide clinical placements for trainee clinical and / or counselling psychologists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good mental health care, and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies. To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology/counselling psychology.
To undertake project management and quality improvement projects, including audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service as necessary, to help develop service provision.

oDoctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology
oRegistered with the Health and care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist

oAdditional specialist training in systemic family therapy


oExperience of assessment and treatment of people with common mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity, using evidence based psychological therapies
oExperience of working at a highly specialist level with adults with a life-limiting condition with a range of complex psychological needs
oExperience, skills and knowledge of supporting patients and their carer's and families including children of all ages.
oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient's psychological care and treatment, working within an interdisciplinary care plan.
oExperience with routine outcome monitoring
oExperience of working both with couple and with families to facilitate psychological support
oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision
oExperience of working in palliative care in an acute hospital setting

oSpecialist knowledge of developmental psychological theory and approaches to addressing psychological problems associated with physical health conditions and or mental health difficulties.
oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups working in acute care
oWell 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.
oEvidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
oSkilled in teaching and training

oKnowledge of the academic literature concerning common psychological problems in this group of patients


oExcellent communications skills required for working with people with life-limiting physical ill-health, their families and staff who work with them
oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to adults with mental health problems
oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
oKnowledge and understanding of life limiting illness, loss and grief and their impact on individuals, families and their social networks
oEnthusiastic about working directly with people with life-limiting physical health conditions, their families, partners and carers.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Palliative Care Inpatient Team, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG


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