Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join our innovative Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) Team, based at St George's Hospital (SGH). This post offers excellent experience and the opportunity to be part of both a well-established, comprehensive psycho-oncology service and wider specialist cancer centre within a large teaching hospital. Experience working in cancer and/or physical health settings in the NHS, a commitment to team working and being able to work creatively are essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology (group and individual) for patients diagnosed with cancer and their relatives under the care of SGH. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, additional Clinical Psychologists, a Systemic Family Therapist, and a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist. The range of work is diverse, covering outpatient and inpatient settings, joint-working with multidisciplinary colleagues (including medical, nursing, allied health care professionals, and liaison psychiatry colleagues), alongside many teaching/training, service development, and supervisory opportunities.
The post holder will also be a member of the extensive neuropsychology and clinical health psychology department within SGH that would provide support and mentoring for the post holder. The Department is committed to clinical supervision, continuing professional development, teaching, training, and career progression. The Department has excellent links with St George's Hospital Medical School and the University of Surrey and actively supports research.
Job responsibilities
For further information please see attached job description/person specification and contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Lead for the Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) Team (Tel: 020-8725-0461; email: jo.ashcroft@stgeorges.nhs.uk).
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS Desirable
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, health psychology, and/or other fields of applied psychology Experience
Essential
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings Minimum 12 months post qualification experience of working in a clinical health psychology specialty Experience working in an MDT with psychology and non-psychology professionals Desirable
Experience of working in a cancer service. Experience of psychological work with people with a range of physical health problems. Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings. Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision Skills
Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management. Consultation to psychology and non-psychology professionals Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Desirable
Ability to engage people in psychological work who are experiencing complex biopsychosocial problems. Experience/training working with psychosexual difficulties. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists. Knowledge
Essential
Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology An understanding of the specific needs and difficulties of people with cancer Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health Desirable
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies Other
Essential
Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour Ability to move flexibly between clinical demands and service development tasks. Desirable
Experience of working within a multicultural framework. An ability to manage time and workload within tight sessional boundaries. Comprehensive skills/ability in all required IT systems Experience of service development. Experience of audit, project work, and research. 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. UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see. #J-18808-Ljbffr
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join our innovative Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) Team, based at St George's Hospital (SGH). This post offers excellent experience and the opportunity to be part of both a well-established, comprehensive psycho-oncology service and wider specialist cancer centre within a large teaching hospital. Experience working in cancer and/or physical health settings in the NHS, a commitment to team working and being able to work creatively are essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology (group and individual) for patients diagnosed with cancer and their relatives under the care of SGH. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, additional Clinical Psychologists, a Systemic Family Therapist, and a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist. The range of work is diverse, covering outpatient and inpatient settings, joint-working with multidisciplinary colleagues (including medical, nursing, allied health care professionals, and liaison psychiatry colleagues), alongside many teaching/training, service development, and supervisory opportunities.
The post holder will also be a member of the extensive neuropsychology and clinical health psychology department within SGH that would provide support and mentoring for the post holder. The Department is committed to clinical supervision, continuing professional development, teaching, training, and career progression. The Department has excellent links with St George's Hospital Medical School and the University of Surrey and actively supports research.
Job responsibilities
For further information please see attached job description/person specification and contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Lead for the Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) Team (Tel: 020-8725-0461; email: jo.ashcroft@stgeorges.nhs.uk).
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS Desirable
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, health psychology, and/or other fields of applied psychology Experience
Essential
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings Minimum 12 months post qualification experience of working in a clinical health psychology specialty Experience working in an MDT with psychology and non-psychology professionals Desirable
Experience of working in a cancer service. Experience of psychological work with people with a range of physical health problems. Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings. Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision Skills
Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management. Consultation to psychology and non-psychology professionals Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Desirable
Ability to engage people in psychological work who are experiencing complex biopsychosocial problems. Experience/training working with psychosexual difficulties. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists. Knowledge
Essential
Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology An understanding of the specific needs and difficulties of people with cancer Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health Desirable
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies Other
Essential
Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour Ability to move flexibly between clinical demands and service development tasks. Desirable
Experience of working within a multicultural framework. An ability to manage time and workload within tight sessional boundaries. Comprehensive skills/ability in all required IT systems Experience of service development. Experience of audit, project work, and research. 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. UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see. #J-18808-Ljbffr
