Job requirements
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Other
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Other
Willing to undertake a clinical supervision training (short course) sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees.
- Other
Demonstrable commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive behaviours and practices
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including medical/ acute hospital, outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of psychological assessment or intervention with clients with acquired physical disability.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of working with a wide variety of service user 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, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge and skills for psychological intervention with couples and/or families.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with service users and indirectly via supervision of other staff.
- TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology and clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS or registered for, and actively pursuing, the Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology.
- TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Registered with HCPC
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of work in a spinal cord injury centre and other physical health settings.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of the application of clinical / counselling psychology in family, group and individual settings, and different cultural contexts.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in physical health rehabilitation.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Completion of a clinical supervision training (short course) sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees.
- TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, systemic/ family interventions, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre (LSCIC) at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
LSCIC provides acute care, specialist rehabilitation and lifelong follow up for adults with complete and incomplete spinal cord injuries. You will support patients and their families as they adjust to life changing injuries, working within an established multidisciplinary team across inpatient and outpatient services.
This role offers opportunities to develop specialist skills in spinal cord injury rehabilitation within a supportive environment. You will receive regular clinical supervision, professional support and line management from senior psychologists, alongside opportunities for teaching, research, audit and service development.
You will also be encouraged to gain experience with psychology and Liaison Psychiatry colleagues in other specialist services, including complex pain, amputee rehabilitation and surgical care. Collaboration with spinal injury charities and opportunities to contribute to conferences further support professional development.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for LSCIC inpatients and outpatients, offering individual, group, couple and family sessions tailored to patients’ needs.
The main responsibilities include:
- Delivering psychological interventions drawing on person centred approaches, CBT, ACT or CFT.
- Working closely with rehabilitation medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, case management and Liaison Psychiatry to support coordinated patient care.
- Contributing psychological expertise to rehabilitation planning and multidisciplinary discussions.
- Supporting patients and families with adjustment to spinal cord injury and the ongoing challenges experienced after discharge.
- Working with spinal injury organisations to strengthen access to peer support and voluntary sector services.
- Contributing to teaching and training for healthcare professionals.
- Undertaking research, audit and service evaluation to inform improvements in psychological care.
You will need strong assessment skills, an interest in working within a medical setting and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across professions and services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached Job description and Person Specification.
For further information, please contact Helen Smith, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, on 0208 909 5767 or helen.smith35@nhs.net.
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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This advert is for Clinical Psychologist with Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in Stanmore, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.
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