Macmillan Cancer Psychologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 21 AUG 2024

The successful post holder will be supported by an 8B Principal Practitioner Psychologist Service Lead, have regular supervision with a Practitioner Psychologist, and will work alongside two 8A Highly Specialist Psychologists, another Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist and a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist.
We are pleased to offer an opportunity for a dedicated individual to apply for this innovative 11 month maternity cover role.

The Cancer Psychological Care Team provides specialist psychological assessment and interventions for patients, family members and carers. The service was originally established in 2as part of a fixed-term partnership project between King’s College Hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support, with permanent status agreed in 2021. Enhanced service provision was confirmed which has enabled an increase in the number of psychology positions in the service structure and helped to secure the continued delivery of evidence-based psychological care for the future. The team does not only offer clinical services, but is involved in liaising with existing services in the community to help integrate secondary and primary care in order to better share resources and enable access to services in the most culturally and practically acceptable location for the population that we serve.

This is an exciting time to join a team that has been recently established and developed, and so offers a unique opportunity to be involved with novel service development projects and contribute to shaping a compassionate service culture. The main objective of this post will be to contribute to the provision of an integrated cancer psychological support service across KCH.

This is an exciting time to join a team that has been recently established and developed, and so offers a unique opportunity to be involved with novel service development projects and contribute to shaping a compassionate service culture. The main objective of this post will be to contribute to the provision of an integrated cancer psychological support service across KCH. The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of specialist psychological assessment, treatment, and the planning, implementing and monitoring of outcomes. There will be opportunities to participate in the provision of clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, and to undertake service evaluation and audit.

The successful post holder will be supported by an 8B Principal Practitioner Psychologist Service Lead, have regular supervision with a Practitioner Psychologist, and will work alongside two 8A Highly Specialist Psychologists, another Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist and a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist. We will also have a dedicated Administrator and input from a Consultant Psychiatrist.

The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of specialist psychological assessment, treatment, and the planning, implementing and monitoring of outcomes. There will be opportunities to participate in the provision of clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, and to undertake service evaluation and audit.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Mark Groves Job title: Service Lead and Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address:
We are pleased to offer an opportunity for a dedicated individual to apply for this innovative 11 month maternity cover role.

The Cancer Psychological Care Team provides specialist psychological assessment and interventions for patients, family members and carers. The service was originally established in 2as part of a fixed-term partnership project between King’s College Hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support, with permanent status agreed in 2021. Enhanced service provision was confirmed which has enabled an increase in the number of psychology positions in the service structure and helped to secure the continued delivery of evidence-based psychological care for the future. The team does not only offer clinical services, but is involved in liaising with existing services in the community to help integrate secondary and primary care in order to better share resources and enable access to services in the most culturally and practically acceptable location for the population that we serve.

This is an exciting time to join a team that has been recently established and developed, and so offers a unique opportunity to be involved with novel service development projects and contribute to shaping a compassionate service culture. The main objective of this post will be to contribute to the provision of an integrated cancer psychological support service across KCH.

This is an exciting time to join a team that has been recently established and developed, and so offers a unique opportunity to be involved with novel service development projects and contribute to shaping a compassionate service culture. The main objective of this post will be to contribute to the provision of an integrated cancer psychological support service across KCH. The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of specialist psychological assessment, treatment, and the planning, implementing and monitoring of outcomes. There will be opportunities to participate in the provision of clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, and to undertake service evaluation and audit.

The successful post holder will be supported by an 8B Principal Practitioner Psychologist Service Lead, have regular supervision with a Practitioner Psychologist, and will work alongside two 8A Highly Specialist Psychologists, another Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist and a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist. We will also have a dedicated Administrator and input from a Consultant Psychiatrist.

The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of specialist psychological assessment, treatment, and the planning, implementing and monitoring of outcomes. There will be opportunities to participate in the provision of clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, and to undertake service evaluation and audit.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Mark Groves Job title: Service Lead and Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address:


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