Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6792
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Neuropsychiatry team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The service accepts referrals from all over the UK.
We are looking for individuals interested in providing psychological therapy using a range of therapeutic approaches (individuals and groups) to patients with complex neurological presentations and functional neurological disorders/medically unexplained symptoms.
Main duties of the job
You will join an experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team to deliver psychological treatment to a highly complex and diverse client group. There will be opportunities to develop your psychotherapy and research skills and develop your career in health settings.
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. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
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 - 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree in psychology or related disciplines, and a Doctorate and/or PhD level in clinical psychology / counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Interest in psychological interventions with patients with comorbid physical illness, including long-term neurological conditions and FND.
- Experience of using patient-reported outcome.
- Experience of managing own caseload.
- Experience of conducting risk assessment within scope of practice.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of specialist and psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community and inpatient settings.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and/or carers and other professional colleagues.
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
- Ability to plan, conduct and evaluate relevant audit initiatives.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work well within a team and foster good relationships.
- Ability to maintain high level of motivation and enthusiasm.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development opportunities positively and effectively.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Panayiota Petrochilos
- Job title
- Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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