Job summary
Do you want to make a meaningful impact in a specialised clinical health setting? Become part of our expert team at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, within University College London Hospitals (UCLH), where you will work with a diverse range of patients experiencing complex audiological conditions, including tinnitus, misophonia, dizziness, or hearing loss. In this dynamic and varied role, you will collaborate within a truly unique multidisciplinary team (MDT). With an emphasis on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based interventions, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), you will deliver individual and group interventions that significantly improve patients' quality of life. Patients are often highly receptive to therapy, making good progress in their ability to cope, which creates a rewarding environment to work in. UCLH, a top employer, offers flexibility, including remote working opportunities, allowing you to balance innovation in patient care with professional growth. The team has a history of conducting studies on the effectiveness of different treatments, making it an interesting and supportive environment for conducting further research. This is your chance to make a real difference, supporting patients with rare and complex conditions, all while working in a world-class hospital environment.
Main duties of the job
Provide expert psychological assessments and interventions to adult patients with complex audiological disorders.Lead individual and group therapy sessions using evidence-based models like CBT, ACT, and MBCT.Supervise junior psychologists, trainees, and multidisciplinary team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning.Collaborate on innovative research projects related to audiology and contribute to the development of new treatment methodologies.Work autonomously while supporting the Head of Service in the management and clinical leadership of the team.Liaise with internal departments and external agencies to ensure coordinated care for patients.
About us
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:
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.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job 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 for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*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 second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job 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 for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*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 second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) and registration with the Health Professions Council
Desirable
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification training/professional development
- Formal post doctoral training in a model of psychological theory (e.g. CBT, systemic)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts e.g. working with clients from different cultural backgrounds.
- Proven and substantial track record of service design, development and audit.
- Experience of working in health psychology settings in addition to audiological rehabilitation.
- Experience in preparing work for dissemination (e.g. paper publications, conference poster presentation, oral conference presentation)
- Evidence of continuing professional development in accordance with professional guidelines.
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists
- Evidence of experience of implementing innovative practice and facilitating change management
Desirable
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with people with highly complex presentations including audiological disorders
- Experience of working within an audiological rehabilitation setting and providing group and individual cognitive behavioural therapy and MBCT interventions
- Substantial experience of working in outpatient settings with patients with complex medical problems, particularly audiological and/or ENT problems.
- Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision of other psychologists and non-psychologists.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in partnership at all levels both within the organisation and with key stakeholders and groups across professional and interagency boundaries.
Desirable
- Leadership skills capable of establishing direction & purpose and lead others within a complex organisationsal structure.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) and registration with the Health Professions Council
Desirable
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification training/professional development
- Formal post doctoral training in a model of psychological theory (e.g. CBT, systemic)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts e.g. working with clients from different cultural backgrounds.
- Proven and substantial track record of service design, development and audit.
- Experience of working in health psychology settings in addition to audiological rehabilitation.
- Experience in preparing work for dissemination (e.g. paper publications, conference poster presentation, oral conference presentation)
- Evidence of continuing professional development in accordance with professional guidelines.
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists
- Evidence of experience of implementing innovative practice and facilitating change management
Desirable
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with people with highly complex presentations including audiological disorders
- Experience of working within an audiological rehabilitation setting and providing group and individual cognitive behavioural therapy and MBCT interventions
- Substantial experience of working in outpatient settings with patients with complex medical problems, particularly audiological and/or ENT problems.
- Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision of other psychologists and non-psychologists.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in partnership at all levels both within the organisation and with key stakeholders and groups across professional and interagency boundaries.
Desirable
- Leadership skills capable of establishing direction & purpose and lead others within a complex organisationsal structure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, UCLH
47-49 Huntley Street
London
WC1E 6DG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
