Description
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to provide specialist psychology services to clients with gender dysphoria at TransPlus.
The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures, providing psychological therapy to TransPlus patients and offering advice and consultation to non-psychologist colleagues.
Key responsibilities include:
- Formulating and implementing plans for the formal psychological treatment and management of clients' mental health problems
- Providing psychological therapy to individuals, carers, families, and groups
- Evaluating and making decisions about treatment options, taking into account queer and trans affirmative models
- Exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients
- Contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings and communicating effectively with clients and colleagues
The post holder will be primarily based at 56 Dean Street sexual health service and will be required to work across all sites.
The salary for this role is £66,274 to £73,496 per annum, pro rata, inclusive of HCAS.
Job Requirements:
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across various care settings
- Skills in complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management
- Knowledge of HIV and sexual health, and issues affecting the gender diverse population
Desirable Skills:
- Further training and qualifications in a related area, such as research methodology or supervision
- Experience of providing sexual well-being interventions