Consultant Clinical Psychologist

This post is within the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust (OUH) psycho-oncology service. The post holder will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering a level 2 training programme alongside training partners. The post holder will be required to work alongside the existing clinicians (consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, care managers and SMS assistants) within the psycho-oncology service and the leads for the various specialities including the lead cancer nurse, heads of radiotherapy and pharmacy within the Oxford Cancer Centre. It is also expected that they will help develop policy and organize R&D activities.

Communication of complex issues and training of highly skilled professionals in advanced communication skills is an important part of this role. The candidate will be helping other professionals communicate highly complex condition related information to patients, who may be manipulative and hostile.,

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS or a statement of equivalency in Clinical Psychology awarded by the BPS.
• Full HCPC registration and license to practice as a clinical psychologist.
• Experience working in a clinical health psychology setting
• Track record of service development and collaboration with colleagues from other highly specialized services
Desirable criteria
• Relevant post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice.
• Experience of developing and evaluating psychological training programmes, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., The Oxford Cancer Centre has an established Macmillan psycho-oncology service based on a collaborative care model. Following a psycho-oncology mapping exercise carried out by the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance, training and supervision for multidisciplinary staff, including cancer nurse specialists, therapeutic radiographers, consultant pharmacist and non-medical prescribers has been identified as a key area., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.