Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-Oncology Service

Cddft; Tees Valley; Híbrido; GBP 58.000 - 65.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Flexible working patterns

Some home working

Resumo da vaga

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Clinical Psychologist in the Psycho-Oncology Service. The role focuses on lung cancer populations, offering flexible working patterns and opportunities to contribute to service development and equity in access to psychological care.

You will hold a caseload, work with the head of service, and disseminate best practices across the region while collaborating with the lung MDT and external stakeholders.

Qualificações

• Experience of working in the NHS and health psychology.
• Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology with HCPC registration.
• Experience in cancer care or physical health settings is desirable.
• Proven research, service evaluation or audit experience.

Responsabilidades

• Develop psycho-oncology support for lung cancer patients across trust sites.
• Hold an active caseload delivering specialist assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with MDTs, external stakeholders and regional services to share learning.
• Contribute to training, research and service development to enhance care.

Conhecimentos

NHS experience

Health psychology

Clinical psychology

Multidisciplinary working

Research and evaluation

Teaching & training

Formação

Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registered

Post-doctoral training

CPD ongoing

Ferramentas

Statistical software

Descrição da vaga

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-Oncology Service

The closing date is 24 November 2026

ome and help us build something ambitious, equitable anddifferent.

This Practitioner Psychologist post is anopportunity to join a developing Psycho-oncology Service across County Durhamand Darlington at a key point in its growth and we want to do somethingimportant with that opportunity. Ratherthan building a psychology service andexpecting patients to find their way to us, we want to think differently aboutthe barriers that too often determine who is able to easily accesspsychological support and introduce a service approach that can challengeinequality rather than entrench it. And because we know flexibility matters forstaff as well as patients, there is no expectation that you need to be based inone particular place. The Trust covers alarge geographical area, with potential bases including Durham, Darlington andBishop Auckland. We offer flexible working patterns and some home working, andwould be very happy to discuss whwhat might work for you. If you are lookingfor a post where you can make a tangible difference, develop professionallyandhelp build a psychology service with proximity, equity and accessibility at itsheart, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

This role wil begin with a focus on lung cancer populationneeds. It will involve speaking with patients, MDTs, charities, externalstakeholders to help develop ways to provide specialist psychologicalassessment and evidence-based interventions that are appropiate for thepopulation in all their variety.

You will hold a caseload and offer level 3 and 4 assessmentand intervention

You won't be alone, this is part of a servicewide approachso you will work directly with the head of service. A key aspect of the rolewill be to share learnings across the wider lung cancer region to supportdissemination of best practice.

To really enjoy this job you will need to becreative and innovative, but also a real completer finisher with an eye fordetail and evaluation.

About us

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

Job responsibilities

You will play a pivotal role in contributing to developingpsycho-oncology support for people affected by lung cancer in County Durham andDarlington. You will be highly motivatedto offer a service that addresses social inequalities and will developeffective working relationships across, population, organisations andboundaries to do this creatively.

You will work closely with the CDDFT lung multi-disciplinaryteam to ensure the needs of people affected by lung cancer are supported and todevelop ways that psychology can fit into exisiting approaches.

You will hold an active caseload, delivering specialistassessments and interventions for people affected by lung cancer, as well ascontributing to research, training, and service development to enhancepsycho-oncology delivery and care within the organisation.

A key aspect of the role will be to share learning from theservice across the wider region, to inform and support regional psycho-oncologycare .

You wil be supported by the consultantpsychologist and head of service

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Experience of working in a health psychology setting
• Experience working with patients in hospital or cancer care settings
• Experience of working with a multidisciplinary setting and liaising with external stakeholders
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups
• Experience of undertaking research or service evaluation or audit within the NHS and the verbal and written dissemination of findings
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of providing assessment/ therapy/ supervision/teaching & training
• Experience in working with pathway development
• Experience of working with hard to engage populations
• Experience of running groups
• Experience of consultation work to health professionals and MDT working
• Experience of teaching and training other health professionals
• Experience of working in partnership with community and voluntary sector organisations.

Special Requirements

• Knowledge of working in a cancer service or other health setting
• A finisher- completer with an eye for detail and strong organisational and planning skills
• Interest in addressing social inequalities
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Emotional resiliance in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and hospital environment.
• Able to transport equipment.
• Able to travel to multiple hospitals across the Trust and regionally.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctorate level training in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the BPS including specifically models of psychopathology, psychological therapies
• HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of clinical practice
• Evidence of continuous professional development including relevant specialist courses, training and experience
• Post Qualification in staff supervision

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Able to provide a culturally sensitive service.
• Able to have a flexible and dynamic approach to working in terms of the ability to work collaboratively and/or independently as required.
• Able to work flexibly and using a range of therapeutic approaches in response to individual clients needs.
• Able to work flexibly within the service according to clinical demand and manage competing priorities and deliver reliable outcomes
• Able to contain and work with organisational stress, hospital triggers and to have resilience in holding the stress of others.
• Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Ability to sit and concentrate for extended periods
• Ability to use clinical governance procedures to support and maintain good clinical practise
• Ability to use computer packages for statistical analysis, presentations
• Training in the supervision of psychologists
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological approaches applied in physical health care settings.
• Knowledge of legislation and implications for clinical practice
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Experience in design and delivery of group work
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of working with couples and families

Statutory Registration

• Registered with appropriate professional body - HCPC
• Member of BPS or ACP

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

£57,528 to £64,750 a yearper annum, pro rata