Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-Oncology Service
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington, DL3 6HX
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
You'll work with people affected by lung cancer, developing and delivering psychological support services. You'll be part of a team, working closely with other healthcare professionals to provide the best care. This role suits someone who's creative, motivated, and detail-focused, with a passion for helping others.
What you'll need
- You need to be a qualified Clinical Psychologist with a UK registration
- You'll have experience in psycho-oncology or a related field
- You'll be able to work independently and as part of a team
- You'll have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- You'll be able to travel to different locations within the region
How to boost your chances
- Make sure you check the person specification for the full list of essential requirements
- Consider volunteering or gaining experience in a related field to boost your skills and confidence
- Research the Trust and the service to show your interest and enthusiasm
- Practice your communication skills by speaking with patients, colleagues, and other stakeholders
- Be prepared to talk about your experience and how it relates to the role
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Job description
A rare opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist to play a pivotal role in the development of a new adult psycho-oncology service for people ...
This role wil begin with scoping and developing psychological
support with a focus on lung cancer population needs. It will involve speaking
with patients, MDTs, charities, external stakeholders to help develop ways to
provide specialist psychological assessment and evidence-based interventions
that are appropiate for the population in all their variety.
You won't be alone, this is part of a servicewide approach
so you will work directly with the head of service. A key aspect of the role
will be to share learnings across the wider lung cancer region to support
dissemination of best practice.
To really enjoy this job you will need to be
creative and innovative, but also a real completer finisher with an eye for
detail and evaluation.
You will play a pivotal role in developing psycho-oncology
support for people affected by lung cancer in County Durham and
Darlington. You will be highly motivated
to offer a service that addresses social inequalities and will develop
effective working relationships across, population, organisations and
boundaries to do this creatively.
You will work closely with the CDDFT lung multi-disciplinary
team to ensure the needs of people affected by lung cancer are supported and to
develop ways that psychology can fit into exisiting approaches.
You will hold an active caseload, delivering specialist
assessments and interventions for people affected by lung cancer, as well as
contributing to research, training, and service development to enhance
psycho-oncology delivery and care within the organisation.
A key aspect of the role will be to share learning from the
service across the wider region, to inform and support regional psycho-oncology
care .
You wil be supported by the consultant
psychologist and head of service
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience of working in a health psychology setting
- Experience working with patients in hospital or cancer care settings
- Experience of working with a multidisciplinary setting and liaising with external stakeholders
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups
- Experience of undertaking research or service evaluation or audit within the NHS and the verbal and written dissemination of findings
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of providing assessment/ therapy/ supervision/teaching & training
Desirable
- Experience in working with pathway development
- Experience of working with hard to engage populations
- Experience of running groups
- Experience of consultation work to health professionals and MDT working
- Experience of teaching and training other health professionals
- Experience of working in partnership with community and voluntary sector organisations.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of working in a cancer service or other health setting
- A finisher- completer with an eye for detail and strong organisational and planning skills
- Interest in addressing social inequalities
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Emotional resiliance in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and hospital environment.
- Able to transport equipment.
- Able to travel to multiple hospitals across the Trust and regionally.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate level training in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the BPS including specifically models of psychopathology, psychological therapies
- HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of clinical practice
- Evidence of continuous professional development including relevant specialist courses, training and experience
Desirable
- Post Qualification in staff supervision
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Able to provide a culturally sensitive service.
- Able to have a flexible and dynamic approach to working in terms of the ability to work collaboratively and/or independently as required.
- Able to work flexibly and using a range of therapeutic approaches in response to individual clients needs.
- Able to work flexibly within the service according to clinical demand and manage competing priorities and deliver reliable outcomes
- Able to contain and work with organisational stress, hospital triggers and to have resilience in holding the stress of others.
- Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Ability to sit and concentrate for extended periods
- Ability to use clinical governance procedures to support and maintain good clinical practise
- Ability to use computer packages for statistical analysis, presentations
- Training in the supervision of psychologists
Desirable
- Experience in design and delivery of group work
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with couples and families
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered with appropriate professional body - HCPC
Desirable
- Member of BPS or ACP
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First seen
12 August 2026
Last checked
14 August 2026
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