Well... To the best of my knowledge the only way you can get the title 'clinical psychologist' in the UK is to do either a Masters degree or a PhD or a PsyD degree. The entry requirements for those are an undergraduate degree with a major in psychology. Sometimes there are bridging courses so that people who majored in something different for their undergraduate degree are able to gain entry to a Masters, PhD, or PsyD program.

If you do the Masters, PhD, or PsyD programs then you come out with a Masters in Clinical Psychology, or a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, or Psychology Doctor (Clinical Psychology) degree. That is how you get the title... That is what the title 'clinical psychologist' means in the UK - that you have completed one of those degrees.

> I joined the BPS many years ago

As a 'full' or 'partial' member? (Full Membership seems to be restricted to people who have one of the above Clinical Psychology degree).

> I did know what the normal course of things were but couldn't afford to go to university so have been doing all the work with my T. As far as I know I haven't written any thesis or dissertations but I have done many essays.

How do you mean you 'do all the work with my T'?

> I have done approx 10 doctoral level training courses, these courses were aimed at clinical psychologists continuing their professional development

Okay. There is a difference between a 'professional development' course and a course that is a required part of an academic qualification. I'd check to make sure that the courses that you are doing are contributing towards a qualification in clinical psychology (if you don't already have a qualification in clinical psychology - which I'd expect that you haven't if you haven't been to university).

> According to my T I am already a clinical psychologist...

Hmm... Then why are you doing all the courses if you are a clinical psychologist already? Do you have a piece of paper that says you have a DEGREE in clinical psychology?

> Anyway, I'm about to finish a perfectly good job apparently for no reason.

Do you have another job to go to? There are people who get work as councellors who aren't clinical psychologists - having a clinical psychology degree isn't a requisite to get a job as a therapist / councellor and / or to work with patients.

> I DO have a letter from the BPS saying I'm on route.

On route to what? And... What other requirements are there for you still to complete?