Macmillan Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £56,276.00 i £71,148.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56276.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E9 6SR |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9293-26-0158 |
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A. Clinical: 1. To provide expert knowledge and guidance regarding the psychological issues related to cancer and other mental and physical health conditions. 2. To provide highly developed specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to Cancer Psychological Services (CPS), based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and other professionals involved in the patients care. 3. To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. Adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. 4. To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. 5. To be responsible for implementing a range of evidence based psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups. 6. When necessary, provide crisis intervention for those suffering severe psychological reactions. 7. To contribute across services to ensure that psychological interventions / management strategies contribute to a coherent and optimal package of care. 8. To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the treatment and discharge of patients from CPS, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on a regular basis. 9. To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to patients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. 10. To ensure that all professionals within cancer services have access to a psychologically based framework for the understanding and care of patients of the service, through the provision of advice, consultation, supervision and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory. 11. To provide expertise and advice to MDTs to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care. 12. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant individual patients and to provide both general and specialist advice on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management. 13. To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients and to monitor and evaluate progress. 14. To provide expert consultation beyond cancer services to the wider professional body within the Trust. 15. To work closely with the Specialist Palliative Care team and as required, contribute to the psychological service provided for patients (and their families) with non-malignant conditions. 16. To provide expert consultation about the psychological care to staff and agencies outside the Trust. 17. To work closely with other services providing psychological care in North East London to ensure that patients, families and other professionals experience a well co-ordinated and coherent clinical service. 18. To offer assessment, formulation and brief interventions to palliative care in patients and their significant others. 19. To offer consultation and recommendations to cancer and palliative care patients with a range of complex physical and mental health needs, and to their significant others and professionals. 20. Where clients are exhibiting risk, to develop a safety plan with the client and where necessary to liaise with relevant professionals or significant others. B. Staff Development 21. effectively induct new staff into the Trust/department in accordance with the Trusts induction programme. 22. facilitate the personal and professional development of staff. This involves identifying training and development needs, providing suitable development opportunities and evaluating development actions in accordance with the Trusts appraisal and training procedures. 23. monitor the level and standard of work undertaken by your staff and to guide, coach and advise them as appropriate. Research, Education & Training 24. Development of teaching programmes for CNS, support workers, resident doctors & clinical psychology trainees. 25. Working to develop teaching programmes for professionals, in collaboration with NELCA (NE London Cancer Alliance) psychologists and expert reference group. 26. Development & participation in clinical research programmes in collaboration with the research and development office. D. Service Development 27. Carry out audits of patient interventions and patient experience to determine policy & strategic direction. 28. Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. 29. Report writing and presentation of strategic directions.