Specialist Clinical / Counselling / Applied Psychologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 10 SEP 2024

The post holder will provide a specialist psychology service to the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London), including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
We are seeking skilled and compassionate individuals to join the new NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) in the role of Specialist Clinical /Counselling /Applied Psychologist. This could be on a full time or part time basis, permanent or a secondment. Please specify in your supporting information your preferred options.

This Is a Round Of Recruitment Specifically Aimed At Clinical And Counselling Psychologists Who Are Due To Qualify In September 2024. In Order To Be Considered, You Must

  • Have completed and passed all elements of your training (exams, coursework, placements, etc) with the exception of:
  • For Clinical Psychology Trainees, their final placement
  • For counselling psychologists who have met all their training competencies in one placement, their final placement review
  • Be on track for submission of your doctoral thesis as per your course requirement

In exceptional circumstances, we will consider applications who have had an unforeseen delay in the completion of their doctoral thesis but are on track for the completion of all other elements of their doctoral programme.

Please contact if you think that you may meet this criteria.

Practitioner Health and Educational Psychologists will also be considered for this role if they are able to demonstrate significant experience within a CYP mental health setting and document the equivalent level of training in an appropriate therapeutic model, either as a core part of training, additional qualification or substantial number of short courses.

The post holder will provide a specialist psychology service to the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London), including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. Applicants should have experience of delivering high quality, evidence-based care to children and young people.

The post offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by enabling you to take a key role in a number of exciting service development initiatives.

Following the recommendations of The Cass Review Interim Report, two new nationally networked services led by specialist children’s tertiary care providers are being established. The Southern Hub, based in London, is delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children’s Hospital (part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

The Northern Hub is delivered by a partnership of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust). This role is based in the Southern Hub.

We are committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We would like all our families and staff to feel valued and respected because we try to understand and provide for their individual needs.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gender Development Service Job title: Main Contact Email address:
We are seeking skilled and compassionate individuals to join the new NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) in the role of Specialist Clinical /Counselling /Applied Psychologist. This could be on a full time or part time basis, permanent or a secondment. Please specify in your supporting information your preferred options.

This Is a Round Of Recruitment Specifically Aimed At Clinical And Counselling Psychologists Who Are Due To Qualify In September 2024. In Order To Be Considered, You Must

  • Have completed and passed all elements of your training (exams, coursework, placements, etc) with the exception of:
  • For Clinical Psychology Trainees, their final placement
  • For counselling psychologists who have met all their training competencies in one placement, their final placement review
  • Be on track for submission of your doctoral thesis as per your course requirement

In exceptional circumstances, we will consider applications who have had an unforeseen delay in the completion of their doctoral thesis but are on track for the completion of all other elements of their doctoral programme.

Please contact if you think that you may meet this criteria.

Practitioner Health and Educational Psychologists will also be considered for this role if they are able to demonstrate significant experience within a CYP mental health setting and document the equivalent level of training in an appropriate therapeutic model, either as a core part of training, additional qualification or substantial number of short courses.

The post holder will provide a specialist psychology service to the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London), including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. Applicants should have experience of delivering high quality, evidence-based care to children and young people.

The post offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by enabling you to take a key role in a number of exciting service development initiatives.

Following the recommendations of The Cass Review Interim Report, two new nationally networked services led by specialist children’s tertiary care providers are being established. The Southern Hub, based in London, is delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children’s Hospital (part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

The Northern Hub is delivered by a partnership of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust). This role is based in the Southern Hub.

We are committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We would like all our families and staff to feel valued and respected because we try to understand and provide for their individual needs.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gender Development Service Job title: Main Contact Email address:


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