Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 13 SEP 2024

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe.
An exciting new opportunity for a 6 month fixed term Band 7 Clinical Psychologist working across outpatient clinics and inpatient settings. Working within a highly supportive team, this role will provide psychological support for patients living with chronic lung conditions.

Clinical work involves provision of psychological assessment and intervention to support physical and mental health for individuals living with a range of lung conditions, for example chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis, amongst others, as well as contributing to the multi-disciplinary healthcare and staff education.

The appointee will receive professional management and clinical supervision from the lead psychologist and will be part of a team of psychologists working in physical health within the heart, lung and critical care clinical group and more widely a professional network of over 150 psychologists working in health across the Trust. There will be opportunities to attend regular psychology meetings and education sessions as part of a programme of continuing professional development. The appointee will be registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist. Experience of working with physical health problems is desirable. The post holder will work autonomously within professional practice and Trust guidelines.

Based at the Royal Brompton Hospital site, you will provide a specialist clinical health psychology service to chronic lung patients, with an emphasis on outpatient clinics, with some inpatient work. The clinical aim is to alleviate distress and improve the delivery of healthcare and treatment outcomes. The work involves: provision of specialist psychological assessment and psychological interventions to patients, carers and families; multidisciplinary working and consultation to staff; liaison with, and referral to, community mental health services; teaching and training; audit and research. The clinical work takes place through an understanding of a patient’s health issues and needs, in the context of health beliefs, coping styles, background and socio-cultural issues. The service operates within clinical psychology professional guidelines and the overall framework of Trust policies and procedures.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.

We are working in partnership with King’s Health Partners, to deliver our vision of creating a new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Singh Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address:

Gemma Korff - Therapy Lead for Respiratory
An exciting new opportunity for a 6 month fixed term Band 7 Clinical Psychologist working across outpatient clinics and inpatient settings. Working within a highly supportive team, this role will provide psychological support for patients living with chronic lung conditions.

Clinical work involves provision of psychological assessment and intervention to support physical and mental health for individuals living with a range of lung conditions, for example chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis, amongst others, as well as contributing to the multi-disciplinary healthcare and staff education.

The appointee will receive professional management and clinical supervision from the lead psychologist and will be part of a team of psychologists working in physical health within the heart, lung and critical care clinical group and more widely a professional network of over 150 psychologists working in health across the Trust. There will be opportunities to attend regular psychology meetings and education sessions as part of a programme of continuing professional development. The appointee will be registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist. Experience of working with physical health problems is desirable. The post holder will work autonomously within professional practice and Trust guidelines.

Based at the Royal Brompton Hospital site, you will provide a specialist clinical health psychology service to chronic lung patients, with an emphasis on outpatient clinics, with some inpatient work. The clinical aim is to alleviate distress and improve the delivery of healthcare and treatment outcomes. The work involves: provision of specialist psychological assessment and psychological interventions to patients, carers and families; multidisciplinary working and consultation to staff; liaison with, and referral to, community mental health services; teaching and training; audit and research. The clinical work takes place through an understanding of a patient’s health issues and needs, in the context of health beliefs, coping styles, background and socio-cultural issues. The service operates within clinical psychology professional guidelines and the overall framework of Trust policies and procedures.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.

We are working in partnership with King’s Health Partners, to deliver our vision of creating a new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Singh Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address:

Gemma Korff - Therapy Lead for Respiratory


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