Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join the growing Dorset Cancer Centre Counselling and Psychology Service, working with patients, their families and carers under the care of Cancer services, including Palliative Care. You will provide a safe and effective evidence-based Level 4 psychological support service to individuals, couples and families who are affected by a diagnosis of cancer or other life-limiting illness in line with NICE Guidance on Cancer Care Services, Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults. You will work closely within our team comprised of Clinical Psychologist and Team Lead, Counsellors, Systemic Family Psychotherapist, and a Social Worker. We all work alongside multidisciplinary professionals providing nursing, medical and therapeutic care.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist who will be involved in training and clinical supervision of healthcare professionals and able to offer placement to Clinical or Counselling Psychologist on Doctoral courses. We are also looking for someone who will fit in well with our compassionate and dedicated team. You will need to be flexible and open-minded as we develop our services across the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole area in line with the recent merger of the acute hospitals, and the transformation agenda. The postholder would be expected to work across the 3 main sites in Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch. Our services provide a range of modalities to support our service users and you will be open to working with people face-to-face, via telephone and via video.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Although this post is advertised at a Band 8a, we would welcome applications from newly- or recently-qualified Psychologists for a Preceptorship role at Band 7, with progression to 8a once requirements are fulfilled. Full support will be given.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Although this post is advertised at a Band 8a, we would welcome applications from newly- or recently-qualified Psychologists for a Preceptorship role at Band 7, with progression to 8a once requirements are fulfilled. Full support will be given.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
Desirable
- Post-qualification experience of working in clinical health psychology, preferably including cancer and palliative care
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, teaching and training.
Technical Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Ability to work across the lifespan, with individuals, couples and groups
Knowledge
Desirable
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
Desirable
- Post-qualification experience of working in clinical health psychology, preferably including cancer and palliative care
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, teaching and training.
Technical Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Ability to work across the lifespan, with individuals, couples and groups
Knowledge
Desirable
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Forest Holme Hospice, 5 Seldown Road
Poole
BH15 1TS
Employer's website
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
