Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information skilfully and compassionately to service users, carers and colleagues, adapting communication to sensory, emotional, cultural and other barriers.
- Skills
Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
- Skills
Skills in developing and delivering teaching and training to other professional groups
- Abilities
Ability to lead and support service development and change, working collaboratively with clinical, operational and managerial colleagues
- Abilities
Ability to manage competing clinical and operational priorities, exercise sound professional judgement and escalate risks appropriately.
- Abilities
Ability to prioritise and allocate appropriate tasks to assistant and trainee psychologists, taking account of competence, development needs, workload and supervision requirements
- Abilities
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Abilities
Ability to develop and use complex multi media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- Abilities
Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these
- Abilities
Ability to manage emotionally demanding situations, including work with people who have experienced abuse or trauma or who present with self-harm or aggressive behaviour.
- Abilities
Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self.
- Abilities
Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological assessment and therapy relevant to HIV, sexual health and psychosexual difficulties.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of trauma-informed care, stigma, discrimination and health inequalities relevant to people using HIV, hepatitis and sexual health services.
- Knowledge
Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Experience
Experience of working as a qualified psychologist under supervision, in the service specialism or another clinical health psychology setting
- Experience
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group therapy of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in the service specialism or another clinical health psychology setting.
- Experience
Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity affecting underserved communities.
- Experience
Experience of supervising assistant and/or trainee psychologists
- Experience
Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Experience
Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and contributing to effective team functioning
- Qualifications
Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Professional Clinical or Counselling Psychology Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (
- Qualifications
Completed training course in clinical supervision.
- Qualifications
Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of leadership and/or supporting service development and change.
- Experience
Experience of using clinical activity, outcome, audit or patient-experience data to inform service improvement.
- Experience
Experience of delivering psychosexual interventions with couples or partners, where clinically indicated.
- Qualifications
Additional training or qualifications related to the specialism of Sexual Health, HIV or Sexual problems.
Job overview
We are inviting applications from experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologists for an exciting new senior psychologist position in our well-established and respected HIV and Sexual health services. We are particularly interested to receive applications from psychologists with experience in or relevant to the specialism of HIV, sexual health and psychosexual difficulties, as well as leadership and supervisory experience.
The role would suit psychologists who are passionate about supporting people who have experienced social and political marginalisation. It provides opportunities to work critically and systemically with themes including the impact of social stigma and intersectional identities. The successful candidate will be joining a team of dynamic and forward-thinking psychologists.
We are recruiting for two vacancies
- Permanent: 37.5 hours per week (1wte)
- Fixed-term for 8 months: 22.5 hours per week (0.6wte)
Main duties of the job
- To provide a highly specialist psychology service as part of CNWL’s integrated multidisciplinary Sexual Health and HIV Services.
- To contribute to team leadership and co-lead on operational delivery and oversight of pathways. To undertake referral screening, demand and capacity management, audit and outcome monitoring, clinical governance, and provide senior duty cover to the psychology team.
- To lead on digital innovations including electronic patient record developments, website and social media content, and development, implementation and evaluation of new technologies.
- To use co-production, patient experience and outcome data to improve the accessibility, acceptability and quality of services, with particular attention to health inequalities and barriers experienced by underserved communities.
- To provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, including treatment planning, implementation and systematic monitoring of clinical outcomes.
- To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
- To manage and supervise a newly created assistant psychologist role.
- To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
- To work collaboratively with the Lead Psychologist and senior team on agreed service priorities and outcomes and support the implementation with the team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
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 Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T). The contract type is 1 x 1 wte permanent and 1 x 0.6 wte FTC. The application deadline is 20 Oct 2026.
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