Clinical Psychologist

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a highly skilled full time Clinical Psychologist with broad experience to join our team at University College Hospital.
The post-holder will be the main Clinical Psychologist working with adults primarily with IBD and GI Physiology patients within GI Services Division to reduce/prevent undue psychological distress and promote recovery within the parameters of wider NHS, trust and professional governances and psychological evidence.
Close liaison with UCLH GI Physiology clinical staff and with local community-based services will be essential. UCLH is committed to developing robust mechanisms to ensure the delivery of the best possible standards of clinical governance, in which the post-holder is expected to play a full part.
For further information, contact: Dr Chiara Vari, chiara.vari@nhs.net
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:
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.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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

Please refer the Job description for details