Clinical Psychologist, Renal and Transplant Psychology Service

Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Renal and Transplant Unit, Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary Dependent on experience Closing 12/10/2026 17:00

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital
, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this
Delivering Compassionate Excellence
and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use
Value Based Interviewing
to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving department of Psychological Medicine in a large University Hospital NHS Trust . We are looking for an enthusiastic and able individual to provide clinical input to the renal and transplant unit at the Churchill Hospital Oxford.

The Renal and Transplant Clinical Psychology service supports patients experiencing end stage renal failure, living on dialysis, and moving towards and living with organ transplant. This includes kidney, pancreas and intestinal transplants.

Evidence-based psychological treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT), and Acceptance-Based therapies (ACT) are integrated within the service, and we welcome anyone with skills across any of these models. You will be sup ervised and managed by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the renal and transplant psychology service. They have a special interest in ACT and other 3rd wave approaches, including Internal Family Systems, and supervision would therefore sit within these models.

You will be involved in carrying out individual and joint assessment s, and one-to-one psychological therapy . You would also be expected to develop skills in transplant assessments. Psychology is highly valued within the multidisciplinary teams and there is plenty of opportunity for you to develop your consultation, supervision , and teaching skills . Previous experience of working within a physical healthcare setting is desirable, and if not, we would want to see a strong interest in developing skills in this area.

The service also covers 6 satellite units across the region (Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Stoke Mandeville, Banbury, and Great Western Hospital) and hence a car would be preferable.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality…