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Salary for this role£55,524 – £62,652 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.
Closest occupation match: SOC 2225, Clinical psychologists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.
Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.
Role description
Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 7 clinical psychologist to join our well established paediatric psychology service at Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge. We are a friendly, innovative and well valued team who work closely with our medical colleagues and this is a new post, as our service continues to expand. You would be well supported by our experienced team to develop and grow your clinical skills and be part of a wider MDT within the paediatric department.
Main duties of the job
To offer psychological thinking to all aspects of a child and family's journey in this health setting.
To be flexible in how psychological engagement, talking and creative approaches to health and wellbeing can be offered.
To work together with the mdt and community services so that young people are supported where their psychological needs can be best met.
To consider equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and ensure the young person's and family's voice is heard in the system.
To take part in CPD, clinical governance forums and maintain and continue best practice in relation to local and national guidance.
About us
CNWL paediatric psychology services are embedded in hospitals across NW London. We have provided services for many years in this area as well as developing new posts. We support each other with supervision, CPD, reflective practice and opportunities for learning in the wider mental health trust, and bring back this learning into an acute physical setting. We enjoy innovative and creative systemic working with the child younger person and family at the heart of how we work. Hillingdon Hospital NHS trust funds this service and is very open and valuing of psychological roles within their MDTs.
Details
Date posted
23 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652 a year
pro rata per annum incl. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
333-G-CA-1782
Job locations
The Hillingdon Hospital
Pield Heath Rd
Uxbridge
UB8 3NN
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached which provides full details of the role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist-domain of clinical psychology
Desirable
Training and qualifications in a relevant field of applied psychology/research methodology
Experience
Essential
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including child, young people and their families.
Desirable
Pre and/or post qualification experience of working in a paediatric psychology team
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Well-developed skills 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.
Desirable
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Other
Essential
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Interested? Apply while it's open.Closes 6 November · Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has 39 other sponsored roles if this one goes.
