Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist role within the UCLH Adult Cancer & Haematology Psychology & Psychotherapy Services. This post is an existing role within a friendly and innovative team working across haematology, and cancer services. Psychology provision is an integral part of UCLH’s highly specialist multidisciplinary services.

We are looking for a motivated, skilled, enthusiastic clinician who has previous clinical health psychology experience and a particular interest in working as part of a multidisciplinary/multiprofessional teams. The post involves providing inpatient and outpatient psychology input to adults with a haematology or cancer diagnosis, with a focus on working with people living with non-malignant haematology conditions including sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia and other types of anaemia. There will also be an opportunity to provide consultation, supervision, reflective practice and training of non-psychologists within the Trust. 

Supervision will be provided by two senior psychologists within the haematology team and there will be opportunities to work alongside other psychologists and psychotherapists working across other medical specialities at UCLH. Links with university psychology training courses are strong and clinicians within the service are encouraged to engage in research and continuing professional development as part of their work roles. 

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All applicants must have:

·       specialist clinical skills in at least two formal psychological and therapeutic approaches

·       completed doctoral level training (or its equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society

·       registration as a practitioner psychologist within the HCPC

Applications from experienced and newly qualified clinical or counselling psychologists are welcomed.

Interviews for this post will be held in person on 2nd September 2025.

This clinical/counselling psychologist role will involve psychological work with individuals and groups with a haematology or cancer diagnosis.  The majority of this role will involve psychological work with people living with non-malignant haematology conditions such as sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia and other types of anaemia. Alongside direct clinical work, the postholder will be involved in consultation, supervision, training, audit and leadership work and will be expected to regularly attend multidisciplinary and treatment planning meetings. This role and the associated work will be primarily based on-site in the UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, the Grafton Way Building, and University College Hospital.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 8 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.