Specialist Practitioner Psychologist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7261069/259-7261069RLH |
Summary
Applications are invited from a Practitioner Psychologist to join the Psychology Service in Infection & Immunity at Barts Health NHS Trust.
We are hoping to recruit a Practitioner Psychologist with specialist interests in psychology as applied to HIV and sexual health. Interest in group work and 3rdWave CBT approaches is desirable. Being able to assist in developing a stepped-care model for psychosexual services is also desirable. The post holder will also contribute to the HIV clinics to promote better engagement with ‘hard to reach’ and vulnerable patients. The post holder may also be expected to work at our sexual health service in Stratford and/or our HIV clinic at Newham Hospital.
The Psychology Service enjoys good close working relationships with the multi-disciplinary teams in Infection & Immunity. We are an energetic and supportive team offering excellent professional support, supervision and CPD. There is a wealth of specialist clinical expertise, and the service has an active audit, research and teaching programme. There are also close links with North London Clinical Psychology training courses, Queen Mary Medical School and local Psychosexual Therapy training programmes.
This post involves the provision of specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic support to patients from Infection & Immunity at Barts Health from across East London. This work will involve both HIV and sexual health services at three locations (Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health Centre, Stratford and Greenway Clinic, Newham University Hospital). Clinical provision will consist of individual/couples psychological therapy as well as psycho-educational workshops and occasional neuropsychological assessments in the HIV clinic.
The post holder will also contribute to our multi-disciplinary staff teaching programme to promote psychosocial knowledge and skills in responding to the psychosocial needs of our service users.
The post holder will also contribute to audit, research and service development. The post holder will further the practice of psychosexual counselling, by assisting in service development, audit/evaluation and clinical governance.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Jun 2025