Job summary
- Main area
- Renal
- Grade
- Band 7 - 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Flexible)
- Job ref
- 200-7954466-DE-CA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £58,133 - £73,496 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/06/2026
Employer heading
Renal Clinical Psychologist
Band 7 - 8a
Job overview
The
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applications for the post will be particularly welcomed from candidates with experience of working in Clinical Health Psychology settings, However, experienced candidates who are able to demonstrate relevant skills developed in other specialties and who are keen to develop expertise in clinical health settings would also be considered. Our priority is to appoint the right person to the role, and so we are offering this as a Band 7 or 8a dependent on experience. Days of work can be discussed but will need to include either a Thursday or a Friday.
Please see Job Description for full details
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology (or equivalent), as accredited by the BPS.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (or entitled to be registered at the completion of relevant training)
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Membership of the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology / Faculty of Clinical Health Psychology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of psychological work with people with physical health difficulties.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a renal service
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of medical multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Post qualification experience of working in a clinical NHS setting.
- Experience of adapting psychological interventions to manage the fluctuating medical needs of people with complex medical conditions.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Knowledge of clinical health psychology models / psychological aspects of chronic illness
- 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.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Desirable criteria
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological approaches for specific problems (e.g. traumatic reactions, bereavement, adherence difficulties, preparation for medical treatment).
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
- Knowledge and understanding of problems faced by Renal patients.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
- Tiffany Lau
- Job title
- Clinical Psychologist in Renal
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07787659510
- Additional information
We would welcome informal discussions about this role. For further information, contact Dr Tiffany Lau, Clinical Psychologist in Renal ([email protected])
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