Consultant Psychologist - Psycho-Oncology

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 335.000 - 502.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Psychologist - Psycho-Oncology in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to provide psychological assessment, psychotherapy, and emotional support to cancer patients within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires DHA-licensed clinical psychologist with oncology experience, delivering evidence-based interventions, family counselling, and support across diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and palliative care where applicable.

Qualifikationen

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.
• Valid DHA professional license, eligibility, or ability to obtain appropriate authorization to practice in Dubai.
• Proven professional experience working as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Experience supporting oncology patients is required or strongly preferred.
• Practical knowledge of psycho-oncology and cancer-related psychological distress.
• Strong competence in psychological assessment and clinical formulation.
• Experience delivering evidence-based individual psychotherapy.
• Ability to provide effective family counselling and caregiver support.
• Strong experience addressing anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, trauma, grief, and bereavement.

Aufgaben

• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments for patients receiving oncology and other complex medical care.
• Evaluate emotional functioning, coping capacity, behavioral concerns, psychosocial stressors, and psychological risk.
• Assess anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties, trauma symptoms, and cancer-related distress.
• Identify factors affecting treatment adherence, decision-making, relationships, and quality of life.
• Develop individualized treatment plans according to clinical findings and patient needs.
• Provide evidence-based individual psychotherapy to patients experiencing cancer-related emotional difficulties.
• Deliver supportive psychological counselling throughout diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and survivorship.
• Provide family counselling when illness affects relationships, communication, caregiving, or family functioning.
• Support patients adapting to changes in physical health, body image, independence, employment, and daily life.
• Help patients manage fear of recurrence, treatment uncertainty, medical procedures, and ongoing surveillance.
• Provide interventions for anxiety associated with investigations, treatment, hospitalization, and disease progression.
• Support patients experiencing depressive symptoms, loss of motivation, emotional withdrawal, or reduced quality of life.
• Address adjustment disorders associated with cancer diagnosis or major changes in health status.
• Provide trauma-informed psychological care where illness or treatment has resulted in distress.
• Support patients and families experiencing anticipatory grief, loss, and bereavement.
• Provide psychological assistance to individuals coping with chronic or life-threatening illness.
• Deliver crisis intervention when patients present with acute distress or deterioration.
• Conduct risk assessments and coordinate escalation or referral when specialist psychiatric intervention is required.
• Coordinate psychiatric referrals when medication evaluation or additional mental health treatment is indicated.
• Collaborate with oncologists regarding psychological factors influencing cancer treatment and recovery.
• Work with medical teams to integrate psychological needs into overall care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary oncology meetings and complex case discussions.
• Contribute to psycho-oncology service development and patient-care pathways.
• Educate patients about emotional responses to cancer and coping techniques.

Kenntnisse

Clinical psychology

Psycho-oncology

Oncology psychology

Psychological assessment

Clinical formulation

Individual psychotherapy

Supportive psychotherapy

Family counselling

Cancer-related distress

Anxiety management

Depression management

Trauma-informed care

Grief counselling

Bereavement support

Crisis intervention

Psychological risk assessment

Behavioral medicine

Stress management

Emotional regulation

Coping strategies

Patient counselling

Multidisciplinary oncology care

Psychiatric referral coordination

Ausbildung

Clinical Psychology degree

Jobbeschreibung

Consultant Psychologist - Psycho-Oncology Job Snapshot Role: Consultant Psychologist - Psycho-Oncology Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Therapist Experience: Proven clinical psychology experience with oncology or psycho-oncology expertise Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Consultant Psychologist - Psycho-Oncology in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced clinical psychologist providing psychological assessment, psychotherapy, and emotional support to patients affected by cancer and other serious illnesses. Allocation Assist Middle East is hiring a clinical psychologist with expertise in psycho-oncology, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, trauma, grief, bereavement, family counselling, and evidence-based psychological interventions within a multidisciplinary cancer care environment.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Therapist Salary: 30000-45000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Consultant Psychologist - Psycho-Oncology will address the emotional, psychological, behavioral, and family challenges that can accompany cancer diagnosis and treatment. The role extends across diagnosis, active treatment, recovery, survivorship, disease progression, and palliative stages where applicable. Working alongside oncologists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the psychologist will help patients manage distress, strengthen coping strategies, maintain treatment engagement, and preserve psychological well-being throughout complex clinical journeys.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments for patients receiving oncology and other complex medical care.
• Evaluate emotional functioning, coping capacity, behavioral concerns, psychosocial stressors, and psychological risk.
• Assess anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties, trauma symptoms, and cancer‑related psychological distress.
• Identify psychological factors affecting treatment adherence, decision‑making, relationships, and quality of life.
• Develop individualized psychological treatment plans according to clinical findings and patient needs.
• Provide evidence‑based individual psychotherapy to patients experiencing cancer‑related emotional difficulties.
• Deliver supportive psychological counselling throughout diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and survivorship.
• Provide family counselling when illness affects relationships, communication, caregiving, or family functioning.
• Support patients adapting to changes in physical health, body image, independence, fertility, employment, and daily life.
• Help patients manage fear of recurrence, treatment uncertainty, medical procedures, and ongoing surveillance.
• Provide interventions for anxiety associated with investigations, treatment, hospitalization, and disease progression.
• Support patients experiencing depressive symptoms, loss of motivation, emotional withdrawal, or reduced quality of life.
• Address adjustment disorders associated with cancer diagnosis or major changes in health status.
• Provide trauma‑informed psychological care where illness or treatment has resulted in significant psychological distress.
• Support patients and families experiencing anticipatory grief, loss, and bereavement.
• Provide psychological assistance to individuals coping with chronic or life‑threatening illness.
• Deliver crisis intervention when patients present with acute psychological distress or significant deterioration.
• Conduct appropriate psychological risk assessments and arrange escalation or referral when specialist psychiatric intervention is required.
• Coordinate psychiatric referrals when medication evaluation or additional mental health treatment is indicated.
• Collaborate closely with oncologists regarding psychological factors influencing cancer treatment and recovery.
• Work with physicians and nursing teams to integrate psychological needs into overall clinical care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary oncology meetings and complex case discussions.
• Contribute psychological perspectives to individualized cancer treatment and supportive‑care planning.
• Assist healthcare teams in communicating sensitively with distressed patients and families.
• Educate patients about emotional responses to cancer and practical coping techniques.
• Teach relaxation, emotional regulation, stress management, and adaptive coping strategies where appropriate.
• Support caregivers experiencing psychological strain associated with prolonged illness and treatment.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and timely psychological assessments, therapy notes, treatment plans, and follow‑up records.
• Protect patient confidentiality and comply with professional ethical requirements and UAE healthcare standards.
• Monitor therapeutic progress and modify psychological interventions according to patient response.
• Contribute to psycho‑oncology service development and psychologically informed patient‑care pathways.
• Participate in clinical audit, case review, quality improvement, and continuing professional development activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of psycho‑oncology, behavioral medicine, trauma‑informed care, grief interventions, and evidence‑based psychotherapy.

Ideal Profile

• Master 's or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or a relevant recognized discipline.
• Valid DHA professional license, eligibility, or ability to obtain appropriate authorization to practice in Dubai.
• Proven professional experience working as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Previous experience supporting oncology patients is required or strongly preferred.
• Practical knowledge of psycho‑oncology and cancer‑related psychological distress.
• Strong competence in psychological assessment and clinical formulation.
• Experience delivering evidence‑based individual psychotherapy.
• Ability to provide effective family counselling and caregiver support.
• Strong experience addressing anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, trauma, grief, and bereavement.
• Comfortable supporting patients during serious, chronic, or life‑threatening illness.
• Experience working with patients at different stages of cancer diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and survivorship.
• Ability to conduct crisis assessment and arrange appropriate escalation when required.
• Strong understanding of professional ethics, confidentiality, and clinical documentation requirements.
• Experience working within hospital or multidisciplinary healthcare environments is highly desirable.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with oncologists, physicians, nurses, and mental health professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills.
• Sensitive approach to discussions involving diagnosis, prognosis, loss, mortality, and family distress.
• Commitment to evidence‑based psychological practice, patient‑centered care, and continuous professional development.

Skills Set

• Clinical psychology
• Psycho‑oncology
• Oncology psychology
• Psychological assessment
• Clinical formulation
• Individual psychotherapy
• Supportive psychotherapy
• Family counselling
• Cancer‑related distress
• Anxiety management
• Depression management
• Adjustment disorders
• Trauma‑informed care
• Grief counselling
• Bereavement support
• Chronic illness psychology
• Serious illness support
• Cancer survivorship
• Fear of recurrence
• Caregiver support
• Crisis intervention
• Psychological risk assessment
• Behavioral medicine
• Stress management
• Emotional regulation
• Coping strategies
• Patient counselling
• Multidisciplinary oncology care
• Psychiatric referral coordination
• Treatment adherence support
• Clinical documentation
• Patient confidentiality
• Professional ethics
• DHA compliance
• Clinical audit
• Quality improvement
• Continuing professional development

Why Join Us

This opportunity enables an experienced clinical psychologist to develop specialized psycho‑oncology practice within Dubai 's expanding Hospital and Health Care sector. The role offers meaningful involvement across the full cancer pathway, from diagnosis and active treatment through survivorship and complex illness adjustment, while working alongside multidisciplinary oncology teams. It provides a strong environment for developing advanced psychological expertise, contributing to integrated cancer services, and improving both emotional well-being and treatment experience for patients and families.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East supports hospitals and specialist healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider Middle East by recruiting experienced clinical and medical professionals for specialized healthcare roles. The company works with providers seeking expertise in psycho‑oncology, clinical psychology, cancer care, mental health support, and other advanced patient-centered services.