Macmillan Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Palliative Care Service
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Tooting London
- Salary
- £61,927 to £68,676 per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Sep 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Counsellor / Psychotherapist, Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 8A
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified clinical / counselling psychologist to work within the specialist adult inpatient Palliative Care Service, based at St George's Hospital (SGH) University Hospital. This post offers excellent experience and the opportunity to be part of a well established comprehensive Specialist Palliative Care within a large teaching hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology service for patients with life limiting illnesses and their relatives the care of the hospital palliative care service within SGH. You will be liaising with members of the multi-disciplinary palliative care team based at SGH and other involved healthcare professionals including medical, nursing, AHP and liaison psychiatry colleagues. Whilst the post will predominantly be direct clinical work with patients and relatives, the clinical supervision of other members of the multidisciplinary team will be a part of the role. A commitment to team working and being able to work creatively are essential.
The post holder will also be a member of the extensive neuropsychology and clinical health psychology department within SGH that would provide support and mentoring for the post holder. The Department is committed to clinical supervision, continuing professional development, teaching, training and career progression. The Department has excellent links with St George's Hospital Medical School and the University of Surrey and actively supports research.
About us
For further information please see attached job description / person specification and contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Macmillan Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Tel: 020-8725-0461 email: jo.ashcroft@stgeorges.nhs.uk) and Dr Catherine McGowan, Clinical lead Palliative Medicine & EOLC (Tel: 02087253311 email: Catherine.mcgowan@stgeorges.nhs.uk).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please see attached job description / person specification and contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Macmillan Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Tel: 020-8725-0461 email: jo.ashcroft@stgeorges.nhs.uk) and Dr Catherine McGowan, Clinical lead Palliative Medicine & EOLC (Tel: 02087253311 email: Catherine.mcgowan@stgeorges.nhs.uk).
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust
Tooting London
SW17 0QT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
200-NN-6490940-AHP-Z-A
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology service for patients with life limiting illnesses and their relatives the care of the hospital palliative care service within SGH. You will be liaising with members of the multi-disciplinary palliative care team based at SGH and other involved healthcare professionals including medical, nursing, AHP and liaison psychiatry colleagues. Whilst the post will predominantly be direct clinical work with patients and relatives, the clinical supervision of other members of the multidisciplinary team will be a part of the role. A commitment to team working and being able to work creatively are essential.
The post holder will also be a member of the extensive neuropsychology and clinical health psychology department within SGH that would provide support and mentoring for the post holder. The Department is committed to clinical supervision, continuing professional development, teaching, training and career progression. The Department has excellent links with St George's Hospital Medical School and the University of Surrey and actively supports research.
About us
For further information please see attached job description / person specification and contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Macmillan Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Tel: 020-8725-0461 email: jo.ashcroft@stgeorges.nhs.uk) and Dr Catherine McGowan, Clinical lead Palliative Medicine & EOLC (Tel: 02087253311 email: Catherine.mcgowan@stgeorges.nhs.uk).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please see attached job description / person specification and contact Dr Jo Ashcroft, Macmillan Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Tel: 020-8725-0461 email: jo.ashcroft@stgeorges.nhs.uk) and Dr Catherine McGowan, Clinical lead Palliative Medicine & EOLC (Tel: 02087253311 email: Catherine.mcgowan@stgeorges.nhs.uk).
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable
- Ability to engage people in psychological work who are experiencing complex biopsychosocial problems.
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues within team and hand over pertinent clinical information.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Doctoral level qualification in clinical/counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist or counselling psychologist
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, health psychology and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.
- Minimum 18 months post qualification experience of working in a clinical setting, with at least 12 months of which spent in a clinical health psychology speciality.
- Experience of working in the NHS.
Desirable
- Experience of ward-based working, ideally within an acute physical health setting. Experience of psychological work with people approaching end of life and/or experiencing bereavement.
Employer details
Employer name
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust
Tooting London
SW17 0QT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
200-NN-6490940-AHP-Z-A
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