Macmillan Clinical Psychologist
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PERMANENT CONTRACT: Band 7/8A 0.6 WTE Macmillan Clinical Psychologist, Cancer and Palliative Care based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire.Trainee clinical psychologists due to qualify in September 2026 are welcome to apply.
Due to career progression of the current post-holder, an exciting job opportunity has arisen to join BCUHB's Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology Service as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, working from an administrative base in Rhyl. This post is available at 8a, or as a preceptorship at 7/8a with support for career progression.
Guided by the banding appointed to, the post holder will also offer advice, supervision, consultation and training to health care colleagues working across cancer and palliative care services. We enjoy strong links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme at the University of Bangor, where various opportunities to teach and support trainees are available.
Main duties of the jobWe are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with experience of working in physical health settings who wishes to provide a high quality clinical service through direct and indirect clinical work with adult patients. This is an exciting opportunity to obtain experience of and develop skills in providing psychological services within the growing adult health psychology field. The post will involve working alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology Service within the wider and expanding group of health clinical psychologists providing services across BCUHB to other health populations. There will be opportunities to support the continuation and development of an innovative range of services for people affected by cancer and those with palliative care needs. This includes our award winning cancer related fatigue service, education sessions for health care professionals, and related resource development for colleagues and service-users.
About usIf you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Person Specification Qualifications- Good Honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Chartered status with the BPS and HCPC registration
- Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists
- Additional training in assessment or therapeutic intervention in cancer and palliative care services
- Experience working within cancer, palliative care or other clinical health psychology field
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Depending on experienceper annum pro rata