University Medical Centre Psychological Therapies jobs

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join Women’s Health Psychological Services on a 12-month fixed term contract, to provide psychological assessments, consultation and short-term interventions within the Reproductive Medicine Unit (RMU).

The post-holder is expected to demonstrate training and experience relating to working in the NHS (or equivalent) and with medical populations.

Please be advised that we will only accept applications from candidates:
A) Qualified to use the protected title of Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling)
OR
B) Psychotherapist or Senior Fertility Counsellor registered with the UKCP / BACP, with additional BICA accreditation (British Infertility Counselling Registration).

If you would like further information in advance of your application, please contact Dr Jenny van Heerden, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Acting Head of Women’s Health Psychological Services: jenny.vanheerden@nhs.net

A minimum of 65% of the time will be spent on clinical activities, both direct and indirect. The postholder will conduct

• consultations regarding decision-making for fertility preservation
• Implications Counselling for patients considering donor conception
• Welfare of the Child Assessments
• therapeutic support for patients undergoing fertility treatment.

As a senior member of the department, the postholder will have line management and supervisory responsibilities for qualified members of staff and trainees. The postholder will also contribute to research/audit activities and service development, according to the needs of the service and wider department.

The role is likely to involve hybrid working and the postholder must be available onsite on Wednesdays.

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.

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.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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.

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 - 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 third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working .

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?