Company: National Health Service
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you will lead a specialist HIV psychology service, conducting advanced assessments, formulation and evidence-based treatment within a multidisciplinary HIV care team. You will provide clinical supervision and line management, while delivering therapy for HIV-related challenges, mental health concerns, and prevention of transmission. You will support knowledge sharing through teaching, training and research, and contribute to service development and policy work. This is a clinically impactful position at a leading NHS trust with opportunities to influence patient care and outcomes.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible hours
- generous benefits
- training opportunities
- next level training
- career development
Responsibilities
- Provide highly specialist psychological assessments for HIV patients, integrating complex information
- Formulate and deliver evidence-based psychological treatments and management plans across care settings
- Make expert decisions on interventions considering models and unique patient contexts
- Provide specialist psychological advice and consultation within the HIV service
- Undertake risk assessment and management for individual patients
- Communicate complex information to patients and professionals and monitor progress
- Provide psychological support to newly diagnosed patients and HIV transmission prevention guidance
- Teach within the service and wider department, promote psychology, and disseminate knowledge
- Contribute to audit, service development, policy development and research using advanced methods
Key requirements
- Substantial experience as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- Experience with diverse patient groups and settings (outpatient, primary care, residential, etc.)
- Experience in teaching, training and supervision
- Experience in management, recruitment, HR, and policy implementation
- Post-qualification HIV/sexual health experience desirable
- UK professional registration and eligibility
- Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan development knowledge
- Leadership and management capability
- Excellent written and oral communication of complex information
- Ability to work under pressure and manage challenging behavior
- Advanced psychological assessment and formulation
- Evidence-based psychological interventions
- Risk assessment and management
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Posted: October 16th, 2026