Macmillan Principal Clinical Psychologist
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £62,215.00 to £72,293.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £62215.00 - £72293.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2024 |
| Location: | Preston, Kendal and Barrow, PR7 1PP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9438-24-0928 |
Summary
Duties to include but not be limited to: To provide an active role in the psycho-oncology collaborative, consultation and collaboration with NHS and voluntary sector providers is a key part of this role. To contribute to the implementation, development and evaluation of the service. Provide a highly specialised psychological therapy and assessment for patients with Cancer, in line with the best available evidence. Work within the Macmillan pathway across LTHTr and UHMB. Offer supervision in psychological skills to other less experienced psychological practitioners and to heath service staff working in the service. To contribute to and facilitate a varied training programme for health care professionals. To attend and contribute to triage meetings and contribute to highly specialist clinical health psychology discussions for patients living with cancer. To provide integrated multidisciplinary care across the cancer specialist pathways. Develop and engage in audit and research within the pathway to further the development of the pathway. You will be a senior psychologist with demonstrable leadership skills and experience at a similar or higher level/grade. There will be an expectation to work flexibly across the pathway as required. To work in consultation and collaboration with the consultant clinical psychologist, clinical colleagues, service user engagement officer, project manager and key stakeholders in the Clinical Business Unit and Macmillan. There is also an aim to increase access to cancer care, so you will need to work flexibly across the cancer alliance in line with the project aims. There is an expectation for you to undertake extended roles and responsibilities as required and directed by the Head of the Clinical Health Psychology Services.