Job summary
- Main area
- Kidney and Urology / Renal and Cardiovascular, Network Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 26 hours per week (3.45 days per week - 2.45 days in renal and 1 day in liver)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7101450-A
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 per annum (pro-rata) inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist / Accredited CBT Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
We are looking for a Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist or Accredited CBT Therapist to join our Kidney and Urology service within the Renal and Cardiovascular Division at Royal Free Hospital. This 12-month, part-time (0.69 WTE – 26 hours per week) post is ideal for a compassionate clinician looking to make real impact in specialist medical settings.
The role involves:
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Supporting the K-FiT (Kidney Fitness for Transplantation) Programme, for patients living with kidney failure and obesity to achieve weight loss goals required for kidney transplantation through psychological assessments, individual and group interventions and motivational work.
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The Liver Transplant inpatient service, where you will provide brief psychological interventions and support to patients during critical stages of their medical journey.
You’ll work alongside a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team comprising dietitians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, surgeons, and nurses, contributing to holistic, world-class care. The role also includes opportunities for service development, audit, and research.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working autonomously within a very supportive structure, has a passion for improving patient outcomes, and is looking to develop or deepen expertise in physical health psychology and transplant-related care.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work very closely with our renal multidisciplinary team and deliver specialist biopsychosocial assessments to patients referred to the K-FiT programme. You will support a small number of patients living with kidney failure and obesity, to make the behavioural and psychological changes required to become eligible for kidney transplantation. You will provide formulations and brief, focused psychological interventions for common mental health difficulties including anxiety, low mood, adjustment, emotional eating, and health-related stress many of which may significantly impact treatment adherence and clinical outcomes. You will also facilitate our 8-week K-FiT Mood and Food support group.
You should have excellent communication skills, confidence working within MDTs and the ability to manage and prioritise a varied caseload. Initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively are essential.
The post holder will work on-site at the Royal Free Hospital on agreed days (must include a Wednesday and Friday). You will be supported by the senior psychologists and be part of a wider psychology team delivering high-quality, integrated care across renal and liver transplant services.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow the link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or health psychology and / or level 2 post-graduate qualification in CBT
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (Practitioner Psychologist)
- BABCP accreditation (full or provisional)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a qualified / trainee clinical / counselling psychologist / practitioner health psychologist and/or CBT therapist
- Experience of specialist biopsychosocial assessment and delivery of psychological and / or motivational interventions with patients in primary care, community, or acute hospital settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, presenting with a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including outpatient and/or community and/or primary care, and/or in-patient settings and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments
- Experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments
- Experience of running patient support groups
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience in assessment and working psychologically with patients living with obesity in a community and/or acute hospital setting
- Experience of running patient therapy/education/information groups
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of and ability to implement behaviour change techniques and interventions as applied to healthy eating and physical exercise
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations
- Ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level to patients and professional persons within and outside the NHSAbility to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level to patients and professional persons within and outside the NHS
- Ability to act as a practitioner psychologist / CBT therapist and work autonomously in hospital settings
- High level knowledge of psychology research design and methodology within physical health settings
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sarah Afuwape
- Job title
- Consultant Health Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7794 0500
- Additional information
ext: 37571
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