Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist (Cancer Care)
Posted 5 days 21 hours ago by NHS
We are excited to advertise this post within The Christie Hospital Psycho-Oncology department. This role would be suitable for applicants with previous experience of working within physical health settings (ideally cancer), but a preceptorship (commencing at Band 7) would be considered for less experienced candidates who have undertaken clinical roles in a relevant physical health setting (e.g. training placement during doctoral course).
You will join the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) supporting patients with cancer, and you will have support from a principal clinical psychologist already in post, as well as the support of other psycho-oncology team members. The role includes the possibility of training and supervision of non-psychology staff in screening for and working with emotional distress associated with living with and beyond cancer.
The role compromises direct clinical work, as well as MDT working and there will be opportunities to participate in system-level thinking and working around how to improve psychological aspects of cancer care across the Christie Hospital and Greater Manchester.
Main duties of the jobPost-holder must be able to form and sustain good and collaborative working relationships, using skills for formulation to help inform patient care, as well as the MDT approach.
Work flexibly and creatively with physical complexity, at times aligning therapeutic approach with other disciplines
Direct and indirect working, as well as contributing directly into particular difficulties faced by groups of patients within the service as they arise.
Ability to communicate and inform care beyond the immediate MDT to support patients in their pathways with other services (including mental health services) due to physical complexity/comorbidities.
Opportunities for service evaluation/audit/research, which the team places value on
The service also offers 'in-house' teaching/education sessions which the post-holder will be supported to attend and contribute to
About usGreater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job responsibilitiesQualifications
Has required qualifications
Training
Has training in relevant evidence based psychological therapy following physical health difficulties.
Experience
Has experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies
Experience of working within acute hospital environments and liaising with hospital staff/MDTs
Please see attached job description and person specification
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Professional qualification in Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychology at doctoral level (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Registration as a clinical/counselling/health psychologist with the HCPC
- Training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological relevance (e.g. staff training, research methodology, and / or other fields of applied psychology)
- Experience of working with client groups in a physical health setting, presenting with the full range of clinical severity. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possible threat of physical abuse. (less experienced candidates will be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies)
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling/health psychologist (less experienced candidates will be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies)
- Experience of applying cognitive-behavioural approaches to clinical settings.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working within medical/surgical environments, delivering evidenced based psychological interventions to clients with physical health conditions such as Psycho-oncology.
- Experience of providing supervision and training
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to clients of the Psycho-oncology service, and of relevant mental health legislation.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals
- Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
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.
£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata