Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent 8b Practitioner Psychologist to join Cancer Psychological Services (CPS) based at St Bartholomew's Hospital as the Lead Psychologist for Haemato-Oncology.
The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive group of psychological professionals that includes practitioner psychologists, art psychotherapists and counsellors. You will be able to access funded CPD and join a specialist supervision groups (eg ACT, CFT, Narrative therapy and EMDR) alongside individual supervision which will be provided by a consultant psychologist working in cancer. CPS is well connected to the other psycho-oncology services within North East London and participation in regional and national developments alongside research is actively encouraged.
As a service we are actively working to increase diversity within our workforce, as well as to improve equity of access and outcomes for all patients within cancer services. We are therefore eager to receive applications from people who represent our local East London population.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the haemato-oncology pathways, with a particular focus on redesigning and overseeing the provision of inpatient support to the cancer wards. The role works clinically into the specialist stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy pathways alongside more general cancer work. Whilst there will be ample opportunity to offer direct psychological interventions, there is just as strong an emphasis on integrating psychological care into the existing haemato-oncology MDT through indirect work, training and reflective practice. Applicants should therefore be skilled and keen to engage in MDT working.
The post holder will also be expected to provide line management and supervision to both qualified and unqualified members of the CPS team.
Informal enquiries are encouraged.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a Health and Care Professions Council/British Psychological Society accredited postgraduate professional training course in either clinical or counselling psychology.
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with HCPC
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to clinical health psychology
- EMDR training
Other
Essential
- Enthusiasm for multi-disciplinary working with an ability to understand and appropriately influence attitudes within a complex MDT setting
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision of other clinical psychologists and professional staff.
- Experience of working in psycho-oncology services with both inpatients and outpatients
- Experience of working with cancer MDTs
Desirable
- Experience of working within Haemato-oncology services
- Experience of providing line management
- Experience of applying psychology in diverse cultural contexts.
Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/ counselling psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management, including neuropsychological assessment and interpretation, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Skills in the application of Cognitive-behavioural and systemic approaches to mental health. Able to demonstrate a thorough understanding, and experience of practice
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and service development skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and service development skills
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in patients with cancer
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a Health and Care Professions Council/British Psychological Society accredited postgraduate professional training course in either clinical or counselling psychology.
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with HCPC
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to clinical health psychology
- EMDR training
Other
Essential
- Enthusiasm for multi-disciplinary working with an ability to understand and appropriately influence attitudes within a complex MDT setting
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision of other clinical psychologists and professional staff.
- Experience of working in psycho-oncology services with both inpatients and outpatients
- Experience of working with cancer MDTs
Desirable
- Experience of working within Haemato-oncology services
- Experience of providing line management
- Experience of applying psychology in diverse cultural contexts.
Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/ counselling psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management, including neuropsychological assessment and interpretation, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Skills in the application of Cognitive-behavioural and systemic approaches to mental health. Able to demonstrate a thorough understanding, and experience of practice
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and service development skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and service development skills
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in patients with cancer
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
