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Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 20 months.
We are delighted to advertise a 20-month fixed term vacancy for a Macmillan Assistant Psychologist at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. This role will be supporting a Clinical Psychologist develop a new service to improve access to psychological support for people affected by cancer.
We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic individual, who works to high standards. You will have excellent communication skills and a demonstrable interest in working to improve the lives of people with cancer
Your employment will be hosted at NNUH working within adult services, but you would join the existing Clinical Psychology team which is a small team working within several areas of adult and paediatric health psychology. You will be line managed by a Macmillan Clinical Psychologist within the Oncology directorate, supported by the wider Oncology teams.
We are recruiting across the region in each of the 3 Trusts, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and James Paget University Hospital, as part of a collaborative approach to ensure equity of access for our cancer patients
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Interview Date: 19th March 2025
The main objective of this post will be to support the development and provision of a new clinical psychology service within oncology in NNUH.
The successful candidate will be responsible for (with appropriate clinical support) involvement in the initial development of the service, screening referrals that come into the service, managing our patient database and outcomes for the service, and working with the service lead to audit and evaluate service processes to ensure high quality care across patients’ cancer journey. Key responsibilities will include:
To work collaboratively across the region with Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and James Paget University Hospital, along with other service providers, to ensure equity of access for our cancer patients.
All applicants need to be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered (GBC) membership with British Psychological Society (BPS). This is a standard set by BPS to ensure that psychology has been studied in enough breadth.
Please state on your application form how you can evidence eligibility for GBC. If you don’t let us know your GBC eligibility it may affect our ability to review your application at the shortlisting stage.
Evidence of GBC eligibility will vary depending on whether your psychology qualifications were GBC-accredited and where you studied, and can include:
1) Email confirmation from the BPS
If you have completed university level psychology qualifications from the UK or elsewhere, you can have them assessed for GBC by applying for Graduate Membership with the BPS. If your qualifications do not meet GBC, you will need to complete a conversion course to receive Graduate Membership with the BPS. If you are, or have previously been, a Graduate Member of the BPS the BPS confirm your GBC status in an email when you first become a Graduate Member.
2) Academic transcript – some UK and Irish psychology qualifications
Some UK and Irish universities state in your academic transcript that the psychology qualification was accredited for GBC. If your academic transcript confirms GBC, please state this on your application.
3) Letter from your university – UK and Irish GBC-accredited psychology qualifications
If you completed a GBC-accredited psychology qualification at a UK or Irish university, you can ask them for a letter to confirm GBC. The letter would need to:
-Name you as the person completing the qualification
-State the course title, institution and period of study
-Confirm that the qualification was accredited for GBC and confirm that you successfully completed all of the necessary modules for GBC
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.