Macmillan Clinical / Counselling Psychologist (Cancer & Pall Care)
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Job summary
We welcome colleagues with an interest in the specialty of Cancer and Palliative Care, who value a warm team environment and scope to develop under expert supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
This role is a well-established part of a Consultant-led multi-professional Psycho-oncology team, co-located with cancer & palliative care clinical MDTs, and supported by the Department of Clinical Health Psychology at Hillingdon Hospital and the CNWL Psychological Professions network.
This is a part-time 0.6 WTE role, involving onsite hospital-based inpatient & outpatient work, with occasional community home-based palliative care work (for which, use of a car is advantageous). Onsite working is required most of the time.
We figure a good informal chat is the best advert, please call us to discuss or arrange a visit.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities in Clinical Care
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To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients and carers referred to the cancer and palliative care psychological support service
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To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of a patient's psychological concerns, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
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To implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis.
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Toprovide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
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To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
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To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress throughout both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
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To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
Please see full description in the attached JD document.
About us
Hear directly from our leaders and their vision for psychological professions in the Trust here:
https://staff.cnwl.nhs.uk/i-want-info/professions/therapies/psychology
You can read the corporate stuff on the CNWL website, the thing to actually highlight is a very strongCPD offer, with a depth and breadth of learning available through free access to the full Bespoke and Contextual Consulting catalogues, as well as in-house events and programmes.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Details
Date posted
29 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£51,883 to £58,544 a year pa inc pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
333-G-HM-0687
Job locations
Greenacres Centre, Hillingdon Hospital
Royal Lane
Uxbridge
UB8 3NN
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Greenacres Centre, Hillingdon Hospital
Royal Lane
Uxbridge
UB8 3NN
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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