Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, N18 1QX
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
Highly Specialist PractitionerPsychologist - Sickle cell and Thalassaemia This permanent post provides a highly specialist psychology service, aligned...
Working alongside the red cell lead psychologist, the post-holder will support the delivery of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service for patients across the red cell pathway at North Middlesex University Hospital.
Key responsibilities include providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, and offering advice, guidance and consultation on psychological care to non-psychology colleagues. Appropriate support will also be given to partners, carers and families involved in the patient's care.
The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and Trust procedures, exercising autonomous clinical responsibility where required. They will apply evidence-based psychological knowledge and research skills to support audit, research and agreed service development activities.
The role includes supporting staff caring for patients with red cell disorders across all clinical areas, including the haematology day unit, hyperacute unit, inpatient wards, emergency department, community hub at the George Marsh Centre, St Ann's Hospital and multidisciplinary clinics, as well as running specialist clinical health psychology clinics.
Routine daily use of personal computers and NMUH clinical IT systems is required.
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
North Middlesex University Hospital provides care for around 500 patients with red cell disorders primarily sickle cell and thalassaemia. The multidisciplinary red cell service operates as a Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team (SHT) within the East of England Network, liaising with the UCLH Haemoglobinopathy Co-ordinating Centre (HCC).
NMUH is located on the border between Haringey and Enfield at the most deprived areas of both boroughs, having very high levels of social and economic deprivation with associated high levels of physical and mental health problems.
NMUH has been selected as a site to trial a hyperacute unit where patients with sickle cell disease can bypass emergency care to avoid delays and to receive prompt specialist urgent care. This trial is being conducted as part of an NHSE sickle cell disease quality improvement programme.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
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.
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Desirable
- Evidence of post-qualification supervised clinical experience in assessment and intervention with patients with long-term health conditions, including techniques at a specialist level.
- Post-qualification experience of working in a medical team.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other qualified Psychologists and other professional disciplines.
- Experience in leading case conferences, complex case discussions or other patient-focused meetings.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the care of patients with sickle cell and thalassaemia.
- Highly skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC.
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
Desirable
- Formal training and/or experience in supervision of other psychologists.
- Experience in service development, leadership and management.
- Familiarity with SPSS databases (or similar) and statistical package.
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to take responsibility for the work of others.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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