Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling to join our well-established Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) team at St George's Hospital, as part of our wider Department of Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Health Psychology.

The post provides specialist assessment and intervention (group and individual) for patients affected by cancer and their families/carers. The range of work is diverse, covering outpatient and inpatient settings, joint-working with multidisciplinary colleagues, teaching/training and supervisory opportunities within and outside of clinical/counselling psychology.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting those affected by cancer and keen to contribute to innovative service development. We will favour candidates who have some previous experience in cancer and / or physical health settings / medical teams but we would be willing to provide in-house training if an applicant has good transferable skills and experience. We would encourage applications from trainees / newly qualified clinical psychologists.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists (band 7 to 8b), a Systemic Family Therapist and a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist. As well as direct inpatient and outpatient work, you will provide indirect teaching, training and consultation, liaising closely with medical, nursing and AHP colleagues within Cancer Services to deliver a highly integrated service. You will also liaise with other community organisations in physical, mental and social care to ensure safe and effective care for patients under the care of St George's Hospital.

We have a wide variety of service development projects involving patients with lived experience, looking at ways to improve delivery and access to psychological care across the cancer pathway.

The post holder will be provided with regular supervision and support from a senior psychological therapist.Peer supervision sessions are also arranged on a regular basis with other experienced clinical / counselling psychologists across Clinical Health Psychology. The Department of Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Health Psychology is committed to continuing professional development and career progression. The Department also has excellent links with St George's Hospital Medical School and the University of Surrey and actively supports research.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see attached supporting documentation which contains more information about the role. You can also contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and CaPS Team Lead (Tel: 020 8725 0461; email [email protected]

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further information please see attached supporting documentation which contains more information about the role. You can also contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and CaPS Team Lead (Tel: 020 8725 0461; email [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS

Desirable

• Training/qualifications in research methodology, staff training, health psychology and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

• Expereince across variety of client groups, lifespan and clinical settings
• Experience of psychological work with people with physical health problems

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Experience of psychological work with people with physical health problems, life-limiting illness and specifically cancer
• Experience of working in acute hospital-based settings.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of service development, audit, project work and research.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
• consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable

• Ability to engage people in psychological work who are experiencing complex biopsychosocial problems.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS

Desirable

• Training/qualifications in research methodology, staff training, health psychology and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

• Expereince across variety of client groups, lifespan and clinical settings
• Experience of psychological work with people with physical health problems

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Experience of psychological work with people with physical health problems, life-limiting illness and specifically cancer
• Experience of working in acute hospital-based settings.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of service development, audit, project work and research.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
• consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable

• Ability to engage people in psychological work who are experiencing complex biopsychosocial problems.

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

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

St George's Hospital

The Phoenix Centre, Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

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