Psychologist/ Psychotherapist

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a registered clinical or counselling psychologist or an accredited psychotherapist with experience working in an acute hospital environment?
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a leading Cancer Hospital in London, and The Adult Psychological Support Service is recruiting to a full time, Band 7 role in our Sutton hospital (which attracts outer London weighting) to work across our ‘directive’ and ‘family’ pathways. You would be involved in supporting individuals and families affected by cancer via inpatient and outpatient work, and therefore need to be experienced in using CBT/ ACT/ CFT/ systemic approaches. Additionally, you will be involved in consultation, teaching and training, supervising trainees.
You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified and trainee psychological practitioners, including counselling, psychology (clinical and counselling), psychosexual therapy, psychotherapy; as well as psychiatry and mental health nursing. There is excellent internal and external CPD provision.
We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role and we welcome applications from newly qualified clinicians. Please contact Dr Jennie Baxter, Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist (Directive pathway lead) on Jennie.baxter@rmh.nhs.uk or 020 8661 3006; or Dr Danielle Gaynor, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist (Family Pathway Lead) on danielle.gaynor@rmh.nhs.uk or 020 7808 2777.
To work across our ‘directive’ and ‘family and systemic’ pathways utilising CBT/ACT/CFT/ systemic therapies. T he post holder will work with adult cancer patients including those nearing the end of their life and their families (including their children).
Provide a high quality specialist clinical/ counselling psychologist or psychotherapy service to adult cancer patients and their families within the context of the Adult Psychological Support Service, including assessment and evidence based interventions associated with the complex physical and psychological impacts of a cancer diagnosis.
Work autonomously, within professional guidelines, code of conduct and the overall framework of the team/trust policies and procedures.
Provide specialist advice and consultation on patients’ and families’ psychological care to colleagues through psychosocial meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings and attendance at clinics if appropriate.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
To work as a clinician in the delivery of a psychological service to the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, working directly and indirectly with patients, and with members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the care of cancer patients, to improve patients’ and their families’ psychological wellbeing, quality of life and coping strategies.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for patients and their families referred to the Adult Psychological Support Service and make decisions about support options taking into account the individual and family needs and choices of the patient and family, their clinical treatment, prognosis and resources available; referring on to the most appropriate specialists if required.
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis and development of a psychological care treatment plan. To contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings across tumour sites and clinical services where appropriate, develop relationships with medical teams and offer supervision where appropriate.
To attend case conferences, reviews and other meetings as and when appropriate.
To ensure that reports and other correspondence are entered into the relevant notes and communicated to other professionals, parents and children, as appropriate.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients referring on/ liaising with other safeguarding professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management as appropriate

Please refer the Job description for details