Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Entry requirements

You should have a good first degree and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the British Psychological Society and clinically relevant experience. You must also be European Economic Area citizen.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Graduate from this programme and you'll be eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status, allowing you to practise as a Clinical Psychologist within the NHS.

The content provides a theoretical introduction to a wide range of clinical problems and approaches, together with basic clinical skills and a variety of practical experiences. There are places for up to 23 trainees per year.

This is a three-year, full-time programme offering clinical placements throughout the year, an academic course and research requirements including a 25,000 word dissertation.

Local NHS clinical psychology services on Merseyside offer a particularly rich variety of specialist placements and we'd urge you to gain as much experience as you can within them.

This could include:

• Ashworth High Secure Hospital
• the Windsor Clinic (Addictions)
• the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery

You can also work with individual practitioners in other areas including:

• family therapy
• paediatric liaison
• brain injury rehabilitation
• spinal injury
• eating disorders

As an option you can undertake a twelve-month specialist placement in Year Three. It may also be possible to combine two of the shorter placements into a second 12-month specialist child and family placement.