Job summary
This post has developed as part of an exciting restructuring of psychological provision to cancer patients across Buckinghamshire.
The post holder will join an established Cancer Psychology team (of Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapist), and work within a multi-disciplinary context in the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Oncology and Haematology Service), providing i) specialist psychological assessment and interventions, ii) work with the couples/family when necessary and iii) advice and consultation regarding patients to non-psychologist colleagues and iv) deliver staff teaching and training.
There will opportunities to work closely with colleagues from the cancer pathway within Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies , as well as primary care and third sector providers across the county. There will be opportunities to be involved in service improvement. The service has strong links with Oxford and Herts Clinical Psychology Training courses.
One day a week will be development time, providing a clinical service to other medical specialities as part of the department's commitment to equal access to psychological support for BHT patients.
Main duties of the job
You will work within a multi-disciplinary context in the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Oncology and Haematology Service providing a psychological service to patients who have been diagnosed with cancer or haematological condition and their families. There are opportunities to be involved in the development of this provision, especially in relation to providing group interventions and working across organisational boundaries (Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust, Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies and primary care). As part of the MDT you will provide advice and consultation regarding patients to non-psychologist colleagues and deliver teaching and training.
The post will be based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and travelling to other sites across the county will be essential.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Supervised experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the lifespan and presenting with a wide range of clinical severity across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient, community and residential care settings
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting working with people with physical health problems
- Experience of working as a psychological therapist with people with a palliative or cancer diagnosis
- Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Professional qualification in either: Clinical or Counselling Psychology (post graduate doctoral and HCPC registered), or appropriate post-graduate Psychotherapy or Counselling qualification that confers registration and full accreditation with UKCP.
- HCPC registered or UKCP/BACP registered as appropriate to profession
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in a therapeutic model that includes working with depression and anxiety.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in assessing and working with people with complex psychological, health and social difficulties
- Well-developed skills in effective verbal and writing communication especially in relation to highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Capacity to work as part of a team and engage in organisational innovations.
- Capacity to work consistently in a professional manner.
- Ability to prioritise effectively regarding clinical needs.
- Knowledge and skills in the application of psychological/therapeutic models within a physical health setting
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional grou
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
- Enjoys being creative in methods of service provision
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Enthusiasm for the application of psychological/therapeutic models in an acute hospital setting.
- Passionate about working in multidisciplinary teams and improving team working
Special Circumstances
Essential
- Must be able to travel between hospital sites
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Supervised experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the lifespan and presenting with a wide range of clinical severity across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient, community and residential care settings
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting working with people with physical health problems
- Experience of working as a psychological therapist with people with a palliative or cancer diagnosis
- Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Professional qualification in either: Clinical or Counselling Psychology (post graduate doctoral and HCPC registered), or appropriate post-graduate Psychotherapy or Counselling qualification that confers registration and full accreditation with UKCP.
- HCPC registered or UKCP/BACP registered as appropriate to profession
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in a therapeutic model that includes working with depression and anxiety.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in assessing and working with people with complex psychological, health and social difficulties
- Well-developed skills in effective verbal and writing communication especially in relation to highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Capacity to work as part of a team and engage in organisational innovations.
- Capacity to work consistently in a professional manner.
- Ability to prioritise effectively regarding clinical needs.
- Knowledge and skills in the application of psychological/therapeutic models within a physical health setting
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional grou
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
- Enjoys being creative in methods of service provision
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Enthusiasm for the application of psychological/therapeutic models in an acute hospital setting.
- Passionate about working in multidisciplinary teams and improving team working
Special Circumstances
Essential
- Must be able to travel between hospital sites
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).
