Senior Psychologist – Palliative & Cancer Care (Flexible)

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; Hebburn; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Principal Practitioner Psychologist to lead psychology services within Specialist Palliative Care and Cancer Services in Sunderland and South Tyneside. You will deliver direct psychological assessments and interventions, provide supervision, and contribute to service development as part of the Clinical Health Psychology Service.

The post involves working in inpatients, outpatients, and community settings, collaborating with a wide

Qualifications

• High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Able to use complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Knowledge of assessment and therapeutic approaches in physical care/palliative care.
• Empathy and clear communication with patients in emotive settings.
• Clinical and service-related judgement with complex data.
• Excellent organisational skills across clinical activities.
• Doctoral level research design and multivariate analysis.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation for clinical practice.
• Understanding personal boundaries in professional care.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams.
• Competent IT skills including statistics.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment for individuals referred to Specialist Palliative Care Services.
• Work with the Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology team to develop services and deliver training.
• Contribute to audits, research and service development under clinical lead.
• Lead or co-lead in pilot projects and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Specialised therapies

Psychological assessment

Intervention delivery

MDT collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Research design knowledge

Legal/ethical knowledge

Audit and teaching

IT skills

Statistical packages

Education

Doctoral level psychology

HCPC registered

Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Honours degree in psychology

Accredited conversion course

Additional training in therapeutic model

Tools

Statistical software

Spreadsheets

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Principal Practitioner Psychologist to lead psychology services within Specialist Palliative Care and Cancer Services in Sunderland and South Tyneside. You will deliver direct psychological assessments and interventions, provide supervision, and contribute to service development as part of the Clinical Health Psychology Service.

The post involves working in inpatients, outpatients, and community settings, collaborating with a wide