What will I learn?

The aim in training is to strike a balance between the interests of the individual trainee, formal professional training requirements, academic requirements appropriate for a doctoral level qualification, and the broader and developing needs of a clinical psychologist within the National Health Service.

Placements, academic assignments and detailed research supervision are spread across training and these provide an excellent grounding for individual development. Support is extensive across all aspects of the programme, with innovative placements, a strong publication culture and the opportunity to be involved in all parts of the programme鈥檚 development being some of the outstanding features of this training experience.

This programme is also available to study on a part-time basis over 52 months.

Careers support after you've graduated

You may not need us after you graduate - most of our students go straight into work or continue their studies. But careers aren鈥檛 straight lines on one simple track. Your aims in life can shift over time and your circumstances may change. When that happens, we鈥檒l be here to help. We give our graduates free lifetime access to our services. Put simply, we鈥檙e here for as long as you need us.

Which department am I in?

Health Research

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees

Trainees are employees of the NHS and have annual leave and other benefits in line with usual NHS entitlements. They are also registered students at the university. We use the term trainees rather than students to recognise this unique relationship. Fees are paid by the NHS directly to the university.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

October 2025

Venue

Lancaster University

Bailrigg,

Lancaster,

Lancashire,

LA1 4YW, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Students need to have an Undergraduate degree or conversion course which confers eligibility for the graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Applicants do not need to be members of the BPS. Applicants must have GBC with the BPS at the time of application and cannot apply when an award is pending unless this would be confirmed prior to April in the year of entry. IELTS Academic test (UKVI approved or other centres) or IELTS Online with an overall score of at least 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in each element; or Pearson PTE Academic with a score of at least 65 and a minimum of 65 in each component of the test; or ToEFL IBT or ToEFL IBT Home Edition with an overall score of at least 94, with a minimum of 24 in reading, 24 in listening, 23 in speaking and 25 in writing.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.