Principal Practitioner Psychologist Lead Oncology Psychology Service

NHS Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks a Principal Practitioner Psychologist Lead for the Oncology Psychology Service. This role involves providing expertise in psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for patients. Candidates should have substantial experience in managing referral pathways and a strong foundation in cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing. The position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' psychological well-being within oncology care.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in oncology care relating to psychological issues.
• Experience in managing referral pathways and psychological assessments.
• Ability to formulate treatment plans based on evidence.

Responsibilities

• Manage referral pathways for oncology psychology service.
• Provide psychological assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Deliver psychological interventions using various therapeutic approaches.

Skills

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Motivational interviewing

Psychological assessments

Complex data integration

Job description

Principal Practitioner Psychologist Lead Oncology Psychology Service

To provide expert knowledge and guidance regarding psychological issues relating to the care of patients in oncology services. To manage the referral pathways and information databases as needed for the operational running of the North Middlesex Oncology Psychology Service. To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the oncology psychology team, based on the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources, including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, and other professionals involved in a patient's care. To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the range of care settings and physical health problems. To adjust and refine psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options, considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical processes, physical ill-health, or cognitive changes. To be responsible for implementing or supporting access to a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, especially where psychological distress, mental health co-morbidities, or cognitive functioning impact engagement with care and rehabilitation or affect relationships with the care system. Therapy approaches include cognitive behavioural therapy (including third wave therapies such as ACT and CFT), trauma-informed, systemic approaches, and motivational interviewing. To ensure that psychological intervention management strategies contribute to a coherent, optimal package of care. To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals, contributing directly to patients' formulation, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge plans. To ensure all members of the clinical MDT have access to psychologically based frameworks for understanding and caring for patients, through advice and consultation on the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research, and theory. To provide expertise and advice to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all team members.