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Prif leoliad
Psychology
Gradd
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
Rhan-amser - 22.5 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd
391-NMUH-7110019-A
Cyflogwr
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Math o gyflogwr
NHS
Gwefan
North Middlesex University Hospital
Tref
London
Cyflog
£67,950 - £78,028 pro-rata per annum inclusive of outer HCAs
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03/07/2025 23:59

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NHS

Principal Practitioner Psychologist Lead Oncology Psychology Service

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity is available to join the Oncology & Palliative Care specialties at North Middlesex University Hospital which is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, a Consultant Psychologist led service. 

This post would suit a Lead Practitioner Psychologist in Oncology with experience of working within physical health settings/medical teams, ideally with experience of the specific needs of patients using Oncology & Palliative Care services.  An interest in working collaboratively with others to promote psychologically informed practice and care would be crucial. The role will provide a variety of opportunities that can support career development, including experience of leading, pathway development work, project management and consultancy. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will likely be based at North Middlesex University Hospital. The role will initially be focused on the provision of inpatient care and outpatient work. Teaching, supervision and support to nursing colleagues to promote psychologically informed care and interventions within the oncology and palliative care specialities will be another part of this role. The post holder will also have supervisory responsibilities for a trainee and potentially more junior qualified staff in the future.

To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of service users within a highly specialised clinical setting referred by  cancer teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user’s care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the service user’s problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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To provide expert knowledge and guidance regarding psychological issues relating to the care of patients in oncology services

To manage the referral pathways and information databases as needed for the operational running of the North Middlesex Oncology Psychology Service

To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the oncology psychology team, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and other professionals involved in a patient’s care.

To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the range of care settings and physical health problems; adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses.

To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical processes and physical ill-health or cognitive changes.

To be responsible for implementing or supporting access to a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups for patients where psychological distress, mental health co-morbidities or cognitive functioning are impacting engagement with care and rehabilitation or affecting relationships with the care system. Therapy approaches will include cognitive behavioural therapy (including third wave therapies such as ACT and CFT), trauma informed and systemic approaches, and motivational interviewing.

To ensure that psychological interventions management strategies contribute to a coherent optimal package of care.

To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the patients’ formulation, diagnosis, treatment and discharge plan.

To ensure that all members of the clinical MDT have access to psychologically based framework for the understanding and care of patients, through the provision of advice and consultation on the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory.

To provide expertise and advice to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the team. 

Manyleb y person

Education & professional Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
  • HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.
  • Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
  • Evidence of post-qualification supervised clinical experience in therapeutic intervention and management of patients under oncology and palliative care services, using assessment and intervention techniques at a specialist level.
  • Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
  • Post-qualification experience of working delivering group interventions in a physical health setting, ideally within oncology or palliative care
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other qualified Clinical Psychologists and other professional disciplines, ideally including experience of delivery level 2 psychological support skills and other training of oncology staff.
  • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
  • Experience in leading case conferences, complex case discussions or other patient-focused meetings.

Skills and aptitudes

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
  • Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the care of patients with persistent pain.
  • Highly skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC.
  • Formal training and/or experience in supervision of other psychologists.
  • Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
  • Experience in service development, leadership and management.
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of group interventions and skills in engaging patients in group interventions
Meini prawf dymunol
  • High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
  • Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to take responsibility for the work of others.
  • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

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