Macmillan Senior Practitioner Psychologist

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist, focusing on cancer and palliative care. This role offers a supportive environment for newly qualified and experienced psychologists, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in cancer services MDT context.
• Experience supervising assistant psychologists.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychology service to cancer and palliative care patients.
• Collaborate in service evaluation, audit, and research.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical Assessment

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

MSc in Health Psychology

Job description

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Band 8a

Main area Psychology Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 337-NP-8727DG

Site Northwick Park Town London Salary £59,490 - £66,239 per annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

***Development (preceptorship) post – we welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists, through to those looking for an 8a position***

Do you have existing experience or wish to develop expertise within cancer / palliative care?

This role offers a great opportunity to join a friendly team, and work alongside the Macmillan consultant psychologist.

As this is a band 7-8a development post, it is suitable for those who are newly qualified, through to those who have significant clinical health psychology knowledge and skills and are at an 8a level. The roles and responsibilities can mould around the current and developing skills of the successful candidate. If you are at Band 7 level, a development plan will be established to link you with the 8a aspects of the post over a 12-24 month period via a preceptorship model. However, if the knowledge and skills associated with an 8a role are already present then you will be welcomed into the service on that banding.

As a Trust, we are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. Applications from these groups are welcomed.

Informal enquiries or visits are very welcome. Please contact Dr Mark Barrington, Head of Psychological Services on 07946 621 218 or email: [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The Macmillan Psycho-oncology Service (MPoS), operates within a model of stepped care and is therefore well integrated into the wider staff team of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Specifically, the post holder will:

• Provide a highly specialist psychology service to cancer and palliative care patients including specialist assessment, treatment planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe and informed environment.
• Initiate and collaborate in service evaluation, audit and research.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultation and training, functioning as a lead specialist in an agreed area of practice (e.g. inpatient, prehabilitation, level 2 training or complex head and neck).
• Work as an autonomous professional within the guidelines and policies of the BPS, HCPC and LNWH, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
• Agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

Beyond Cancer Services, MPoS is part of the wider LNWH Psychological Services Network (PSN) that brings together psychological specialists from across the Trust. This role includes participation in the teaching, support and service development activities of PSN.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. Eligible for BPS Chartered Psychology Status and registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
• MSc in Health Psychology

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of working within a cancer services MDT context, providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
• Experience of supervising assistant psychologists and/or other members of the psychological workforce
• Post-qualification knowledge and experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. Including a knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of psychological care in a physical health setting
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group, mental health issues, safeguarding, and discrimination
• Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
• Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics
• Experience of delivering staff support
• Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Skilfully communicate complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues, adapting communication to ensure inclusivity, taking account of sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural/individual differences and hostility to, or rejection of, informatio
• Plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as case reviews
• Be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings.
• Demonstrate self-reflection and the ability to incorporate this understanding when formulating and intervening at the individual, group and system level
• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as witnessing traumatic events, working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour, including when aggression is directed towards the staff member
• Able to recognise, analyse and weigh complex competing agendas
• Contributing to the activities of relevant professional bodies and specialist interest groups (e.g. BPS, DCP, DCoP & ACP)
• Experience in providing teaching and training to other professional groups

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.