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DClinPsy
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DClinPsy: Clinical Psychology Doctorate Entry Route
The clinical route is the most competitive credential in the corpus: apply via the BPS Clearing House, the NHS funds most places, trainees are employed as Trainee Clinical Psychologists at the bottom of Band 6, and the 3-year doctorate confers eligibility for HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist plus BPS Chartered status.
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From a GBC degree, the specialism determines the postgraduate route — a professional doctorate for clinical/counselling/educational, or a BPS-accredited Stage-1 MSc plus Stage-2 supervised practice for forensic/health/occupational/sport — all ending in HCPC registration under the matching protected title.
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