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Job summary

Main area
Colorectal Medicine
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave cover)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-7698
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS, (pro-rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/04/2026 23:59

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

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Job overview

The gastrointestinal services division at University College Hospital is one of the largest in the UK, comprising clinical and academic consultant physicians working within the subspecialty areas of upper GI/laser medicine, HPB medicine, lower GI/IBD, nutrition, and clinical physiology. The department is based in University College Hospital and has a state-of-the-art 8 room endoscopy suite. 
 
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled B7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Specialist Psychological Therapist to join our Adult Gastroenterology Psychology Service for a fixed-term maternity cover (12 months) post.
 
We work directly with multidisciplinary teams across Neurogastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and into other cross-disciplinary teams across gastroenterology outpatient and inpatient services. Specialty teams include administration staff, gastroenterologists, clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists, dietitians, surgeons and other professionals. We are proud to serve a richly diverse community with representation of diversity within our staff groups.
 
We strongly believe that diverse teams create stronger services, and we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. We offer flexible working arrangements, opportunities for personal and professional development, and a supportive, forward-thinking workplace where you can make a lasting impact.
 

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical psychology service to the Adult Gastroenterology Psychology Service.
 
To assess and treat a specialist caseload of patients and maintain associated records.
 
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities.
Undertake R & D and clinical audit.
 
Clinically supervise Assistant Psychologists, other professionals and Trainee Clinical Psychologists as appropriate.

 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

·         University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 

·         National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 

·         Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 

·         University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 

·         Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 

·         University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 

·         The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 

·         University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 
 
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 
 
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. 
 To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? 

Person specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • A BPS accredited and HCPC approved Doctorate in Clinical Psychology PLUS Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC OR equivalent core professional qualification (i.e. nursing) with evidence of post graduate qualification in specialist psychological therapy (ie CBT, ACT, Hypnotherapy), and appropriate experience of delivering the therapy.
Desirable criteria
  • • Interest in working towards further postgraduate qualification in hypnotherapy.
  • • Qualification and experience in CBT, ACT, and Trauma Based therapies.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Assessment and therapeutic interventions with adults
  • • Multi-professional healthcare team working
  • • Applying psychological knowledge, assessment, formulation and interventions to people with physical health problems
  • • Working within a multi-cultural framework
  • • Formal teaching and training to healthcare providers other than psychologists
Desirable criteria
  • • Working with people with ‘functional somatic symptoms” such as CFS, FMS, FND, DGBI
  • • Contribution to initiatives to improve patient experiences
  • • Supervision of other healthcare providers

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • The ability to apply psychological approaches to medical populations
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both 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.
  • • Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise own workload, using organisational and administration skills

Leadership, Teaching and Training

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to detect potential conflict and propose early resolutions
  • • Ability to work within the framework of policies and procedures of a large organisation while also taking personal responsibility for services and innovation
  • • Ability to teach and train, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria
  • • Understanding of Equality, diversity and inclusion within clinical practice and department.

Communication

Essential criteria
  • • Experience with communicating with and managing angry and frustrated patients
  • • Experience with communicating confidently offering a psychological perspective to a large multi-disciplinary team
  • • Evidence of the ability to recognise the need for and seek appropriate advice
  • • Proven ability to communicate using a variety of methods to a range of professionals
  • • Evidence of presenting complex psychological issues to non-psychologists

Personal

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to maintain sustained and high levels of physical, mental and emotional effort in terms of concentration, meeting deadlines, coping with unpredictable work patterns or interruptions and clinical or other demands.
  • • Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues in multi-disciplinary settings.
  • • Ability to organise own work within competing demands.
  • • Ability to work well with vulnerable populations.
  • • Ability to respond to changing service needs with flexibility and innovation.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Zoe Hamilton
Job title
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
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