Counselling or Clinical Psychologist

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Macmillan Psychological Support (MaPS – 2.5 days) together with the Rapid Diagnostic Clinic (RDC – 1.5 days) are two small, friendly teams within Lewisham and Greenwich Trust delivering excellent psychological care to people experiencing cancer, and those undergoing health investigations. The services are highly valued and have considerable support to develop new ways of working which are creative, flexible and tailored to the needs of a diverse local patient population. Both teams have a cancer focus but the RDC also allows the post-holder to retain some breadth of clinical experience in covering a wide range of psychological presentations.
We work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues and are proud to be responsive in our work to support our patient and staff community. This post provides an excellent opportunity for further development of clinical and leadership skills within a committed, supportive clinical team, where there is a strong sense of belonging and where we offer a patient-centred, compassionate response.
Depending experience, the post may also be offered as a Band 7-8a preceptorship.
The MaPS team (two psychologists, two psychotherapists and an assistant psychologist) provides specialist psychological assessment and interventions for people with a cancer diagnosis and their loved ones, at all stages of their experience with cancer, as well as teaching, supervision, consultation and support to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
The RDC is a new MDT which offers fast-track assessment to patients with suspected symptoms of cancer. The psychology team is a pioneering addition, which supports the small, supportive, psychologically-minded team to provide a holistic psychologically-informed service. We are now in the process of moving out of the pilot phase and the post-holder will play an exciting role in continuing to develop the service in innovative ways.
Provisional Interview date: Wednesday 6 th November via MS Teams
Contact: m.green-armytage@nhs.net / 0208 836 5976
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

JOB SUMMARY:

To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to adults with a cancer diagnosis, and their loved ones, referred to the Macmillan Psychological Support Team (MaPS), and to adults with non-specific medical symptoms referred to the Rapid Diagnostic Clinic (RDC) as part of the suspected cancer pathway, including specialist assessment and treatment, training other staff and planning, implementing and monitoring outcomes.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate as well as contribute to service evaluation, audit, research, and policy development.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE:

To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with HCPC requirements and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
To contribute to the strategic development and implementation of new initiatives e.g. national guidelines including NICE.
To comply with the HCPC ‘Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics’ and ensure professional development in line with the HCP ‘Standards for Continuing Professional Development’ and ‘Standards of Proficiency’.
To adhere to the BPS Psychology’s Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in line with professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry where appropriate.
To participate fully and implement standards devised from Trust’s clinical and research governance activity.
To ensure that the service provided is acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which attend the MaPS and RDC services

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