Entry requirements: Overview
For NHS places, you need the right to work
Because NHS places are funded by trainees being employed, you need the right to work in the UK without restriction.
- Please see the Funding page for how funding works for NHS places and for self-funded places
- Please see the International Applicants section if you need more information about right to work in the UK
Have you already done NHS-funded training?
Safeguarding, NHS values, Job description and person specification
Safeguarding
All the courses involve working with children and vulnerable adults.
Safeguarding is therefore taken very seriously and the highest standards of behaviour are expected from clinical psychology trainees.
- Please see the Other Things to Consider section for information about fitness to practise, criminal record checks, health checks, etc.
NHS values
NHS Values are a foundation to both selection and training as a clinical psychologist.
- Please see the NHS Careers website for information about NHS Values and the NHS Constitution
Job description and person specification
This is a sample document provided as a guide for applicants:
Actual Trainee Clinical Psychologist job descriptions and person specifications may differ from it.
- Please see the Courses section for information provided by individual courses
Last updated:
6th August 2025