Practitioner Psychologist

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Newport is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist for a fixed term of 12 months to support adults coping with cancer. The role involves providing psychological support, consultation, and developing new services. The ideal candidate will have experience in a health setting and be eligible for HPCP registration. This position promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers extensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Practitioner Psychologist in a health setting.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of therapeutic approaches relevant to cancer care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality psychological information and workshops.
• Offer therapeutic support to adults and families.
• Participate in the development of new psychological services.

Skills

Emotional support

Consultation skills

Therapeutic work

Education

ClinPsycD or equivalent

Eligible for HPCP registration

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

Practitioner Psychologist– Cancer Services

Band 7 (0.6 w.t.e.) – Fixed term (12 Months to cover maternity leave)

We are seeking a Practitioner Psychologist who is passionate about promoting the emotional health and wellbeing of adults coping with the impact of cancer in their lives from pre-habilitation, through treatment and beyond. You would join our lively, proactive, and expanding Psychology team who are a highly valued and integral part of Cancer Services within ABUHB.

You will work closely with the other psychological care practitioners, medical and AHP colleagues within Cancer Services to deliver a co-produced psychological care pathway in a needs-led way. This will involve direct clinical work, group work, consultation, supervision, teaching, and training as well as developing resources and supporting staff teams both within the hospitals and community.

Within the wider Physical Health Speciality there are services in Palliative Care, Diabetes, Chronic Pain, Symptom Management, Respiratory, Weight Management, Neuro-Rehabilitation, Critical Care, Hepatology and Continuing Care. As psychological practitioners working in cancer, we also have excellent links with our colleagues through the All-Wales Cancer Network Psychology group. All of our teams enjoy the benefits of flexible working - with a mixture of home, clinical base, and in outpatient clinics across the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

Role

The post holder will play a key role in promoting the psychological wellbeing of adults and their families coping with the impact of cancer and the staff who support them within ABUHB, through:

• Provision of high-quality psychological information and advice, dissemination of specialist resources and workshops for adults, their families and staff
• Provision of psychological support, consultation and joint working with staff who are supporting the needs of adults and their families coping with the impact of cancer.
• Therapeutic work with adults and their families through individual work, family work, and therapeutic groups.
  
  

The post holder will also be able to contribute to the development of new psychological services for adults coping with cancer and participate in service planning as appropriate.

There will be opportunities to work with colleagues in the wider service who offer a warm, supportive atmosphere, regular peer support and supervision.

This post is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working within a health setting as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Experience of working as part of an MDT
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Worked with people coping with the impact of cancer
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Completed or about to complete a ClinPsycD or equivalent
• Eligible for HPCP registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Additional training in a relevant therapeutic approach