Job overview

The Peritoneal Malignancy Institute is an internationally renowned Tertiary Service for patients with a rare form of cancer. Patients under the care of this service face significant challenges including preparation for major surgical interventions, ITU Delirium and associated post psychotic trauma, adjustment disorder, coping, anxiety and low mood and recovery demands or facing bad news. 

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to contribute to supporting patients during their highly emotive time which includes preadmission, during their stay and on occasion following discharge. 

The post holder will join our supportive multi-disciplinary team and work under the consultant psychologist. You will be responsible for contributing to the development of this exciting, new role, providing the application of multi-level psychological knowledge, and understanding to a team that already includes counselling and art psychotherapy. You will be asked to provide level 4 interventions, virtually, as well as face to face and contribute to service developments. You will be working within a small established psychology team and with multi-professional specialists such as surgeons, clinical nurse specialists, ward staff, nutritionists and physiotherapists.

It is an 8a post but we would consider a newly qualified applicant with experience in health psychology, on a preceptorship programme. 

Please contact [email protected] if you would like an informal discussion about the role

Main duties of the job

• To contribute to the provision of a high quality, specialist clinical psychology service, as part of Psychology Services at PMI
• To provide highly specialist (Level 4) psychological assessments and input for patients
• To provide virtual interventions for people before they are admitted support them on the ward and if needed follow up virtual appointments once they are discharged
• To work with MDTs: attending meetings, providing specialist advice, consultation to help ensure that all professionals have understanding of how psychological interventions can be used for both symptom management and the alleviation of psychological distress

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.