Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/3/2025
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Description
These two roles will require the post holders to provide a specialist psychology service to clients with gender dysphoria on the Gender Affirmation Surgery pathway under CWFT and will be based at either New Victoria Hospital or Parkside Hospital. They will provide specialist psychological therapy to trans and non-binary service users around any aspect of their mental health or well-being connected to their surgical journey and recovery. This can include, but is not limited to, managing anxiety associated with healthcare settings, managing low mood or depression during the initial stages of recovery, processing bodily changes post-surgery, developing coping skills and resources, or dealing with surgical complications. The post holders will offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers or external agencies. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
The post holders would be expected to provide short- to medium term evidence based psychological assessment and therapy to clients for a range of presenting difficulties including issues related to living with gender dysphoria who are undergoing gender affirmation surgery. We also anticipate that the post holders may contribute to the design and running of group psychoeducation interventions on mental wellbeing related to gender affirmation surgery under the supervision of the senior psychologist based at CCGS.
They will provide supervision to non-psychologist staff within the team, as well as offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
The post holder will need to work autonomously within professional practice guidelines.
New Victoria Hospital (NVH) is situated in Kingston-Upon-Thames, we have been providing excellent, patient-centric care for over 125 years. Our size enables us to respond quickly, innovate, and provide personalised, team-based care. While we have fantastic facilities, it is the dedication and experience of our staff and Consultants that is the secret to our success.
NVH has been commissioned by NHS England to provide gender affirmation lower surgery and is one of the leading healthcare providers for masculinising lower surgery, including metoidioplasty and phalloplasty, since December 2021.
Parkside Hospital, established in 1983, is situated on Wimbledon Parkside (SW19). There are eighty-two beds, four operating theatres and four procedure rooms. We have extended clinical settings on site including ‘The Lodge’ where we run the lower feminising surgery clinics and the chest wall surgery clinics.
Parkside Hospital has been commissioned by NHS England to provide gender affirmation surgery, including for lower feminising surgery and masculinising chest wall surgery. We strive to provide a high-quality patient service to all our patients within our setting.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Ryan Holmes Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: [email protected]
The post holders would be expected to provide short- to medium term evidence based psychological assessment and therapy to clients for a range of presenting difficulties including issues related to living with gender dysphoria who are undergoing gender affirmation surgery. We also anticipate that the post holders may contribute to the design and running of group psychoeducation interventions on mental wellbeing related to gender affirmation surgery under the supervision of the senior psychologist based at CCGS.
They will provide supervision to non-psychologist staff within the team, as well as offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
The post holder will need to work autonomously within professional practice guidelines.
New Victoria Hospital (NVH) is situated in Kingston-Upon-Thames, we have been providing excellent, patient-centric care for over 125 years. Our size enables us to respond quickly, innovate, and provide personalised, team-based care. While we have fantastic facilities, it is the dedication and experience of our staff and Consultants that is the secret to our success.
NVH has been commissioned by NHS England to provide gender affirmation lower surgery and is one of the leading healthcare providers for masculinising lower surgery, including metoidioplasty and phalloplasty, since December 2021.
Parkside Hospital, established in 1983, is situated on Wimbledon Parkside (SW19). There are eighty-two beds, four operating theatres and four procedure rooms. We have extended clinical settings on site including ‘The Lodge’ where we run the lower feminising surgery clinics and the chest wall surgery clinics.
Parkside Hospital has been commissioned by NHS England to provide gender affirmation surgery, including for lower feminising surgery and masculinising chest wall surgery. We strive to provide a high-quality patient service to all our patients within our setting.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Ryan Holmes Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: [email protected]
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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