What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Or Counselling Psychologist / CBT Therapist position at The Royal Marsden?
Job overview
Are you a registered clinical or counselling psychologist or a CBT therapist with experience working in an acute hospital environment using CBT / ACT / CFT approaches?
We are looking for a Band 7 0.8 WTE Clinical / Counselling psychologist to work in our Chelsea hospital site in our ‘directive’ pathway (e.g. CBT / ACT / CFT approaches. EMDR would be a plus). As well as direct inpatient and outpatient work, this role will also include supervision to nurses / AHPs within the trust, psychological consultation to medical and rehabilitation teams, and service development.
You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified and trainee psychological practitioners from across a range of clinical backgrounds, including, counselling, psychology (clinical and counselling), psychosexual therapy, psychotherapy, psychiatry and mental health nursing. There is excellent internal and external CPD provision.
We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role. Please contact :
Main duties of the job
- To work within our ‘directive’ pathway providing structured therapies such as CBT / ACT / CFT (our other pathways are : exploratory, family, psychiatry / mental health nursing)
- Provide a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychologist / CBT therapy service to adult cancer patients 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.
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The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
