The three-year full-time course leads to a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) awarded by Royal Holloway University of London, one of the 19 institutions making up the University of London. Upon completion of the course, trainees are eligible to apply for chartered status as a Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
We accept applications from candidates with Home Fees status and the pre-existing right to work in the UK. We do not accept applications from candidates with Overseas Fees status.
We do not have self-funded places.
Trainees commissioned by the NHS are employees of North London Mental Health Partnership and are paid on the prevailing NHS trainee (Band 6) scales plus full Inner London weighting with university fees covered by NHS England (please see trainee job description).
The course is accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) for a CBT-focused stream, or pathway, within the course. Trainees completing this pathway will, at the end of the course, meet all the requirements for practitioner accreditation with BABCP. The pathway has particular requirements, including some additional elements, which are outlined here.
We have started to pilot a Foundation Training in Systemic Practice that is embedded within the DClinPsy Course. Our aim is to apply for accreditation with the Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT). All first-year trainees will complete the requirements of the Foundation Training in Systemic Practice. This involves attending the systemic teaching and completing the systemic assignments.
