Practitioner Psychologist

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified psychologist to join their Cancer Psychological Services at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The role involves providing psychological care across various cancer pathways, engaging closely with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates can apply at band 7 or 8a, depending on experience, with opportunities for funded professional development. This position emphasizes improving the psychological wellbeing of cancer patients and includes collaboration across multiple hospital sites.

Benefits

Funded CPD opportunities

Specialist supervision groups

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological services focused on cancer care.
• Ability to work across multiple hospital sites.
• Skills in psychological theories and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to inpatients and outpatients.
• Contribute psychological thinking to cancer pathways.
• Engage with a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary working

Psychological intervention

Engagement with diverse populations

Education

Qualified psychologist

Competencies for Band 8a

Job description

The role will involve providing a clinical service to inpatients and outpatients and close working with MDT colleagues. Though the service frequently provides direct support to individuals requiring specialist psychological intervention, our overarching aim is to improve the psychological wellbeing of all cancer patients through the sharing of psychological knowledge and skills and service developments. Applicants should therefore be skilled and keen to engage in multi-disciplinary working. Current service developments are focused around addressing inequities in access to psychological care.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

0.8 WTE (30 hours) permanent

• We welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists, through to those looking for an 8a position
• We are pleased to be advertising this post within Cancer Psychological Services (CPS) based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The role will contribute psychological thinking and direct care to all cancer pathways across Barts Health NHS Trust. There will be an expectation the post holder travels and works across multiple Barts Health hospital sites. The are opportunities for funded CPD and joining a specialist supervision group (eg ACT, CFT, Narrative, EMDR). This post is suitable for those who are at - or ready to work at - band 8a level or for those who are newly qualified. If the appointee is newly qualified, they will be appointed at band 7 under a preceptorship process with a clear development plan established outlining required competencies to achieve over a 12-18 month period for successful progression to Band 8a.
• Interview date 06/01/2026