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Job overview

We are excited to announce opportunity to join the Oncology Psychology Service. 

The post holder will provide clinical and service leadership for the Oncology Psychology Service, to ensure psychologically informed care of cancer patients and their families and to provide consultation and supervision to Oncology colleagues and to provide day to day management of the service.

The post holder will hold some line management, and clinical supervision of a small team of psychological practitioners across the cancer services. They will work closely  Dr Hannah Seabrook, Service Lead in Oncology and Haematology, who has operational oversight for these services. 

A secondment maybe considered for internal applicants.

Main duties of the job

The primary focus of the post is to ensure that the Trust provides high quality psychologically focused patient centred Oncology and Haematology care. Therefore, you must have extensive knowledge and experience of physical health psychology and Cancer Services and be able to work closely with clinicians and:

• Day to day staff and service management
• Liaising with other psychology colleagues across the Integrated care System and the West Midlands Cancer Alliance to inform psychological care across the region
• Deputising for the Consultant at senior and lead meetings and attending senior meeting link top the West Midlands Cancer Alliance
• Providing supervision and clinical guidance to the psychology team.
• Working with the Consultant Psychologist to develop and implement guidance in keeping with national policy.

You must have a post graduate doctoral qualification or equivalent in counselling/clinical psychology and be working at Band 8 or above.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.