Counselling or Clinical Psychologist

Macmillan Psychological Support (MaPS - 2.5 days) together with the Rapid Diagnostic Clinic (RDC - 1.5 days) are two small, friendly teams within Lewisham and Greenwich Trust delivering excellent psychological care to people experiencing cancer, and those undergoing health investigations. The services are highly valued and have considerable support to develop new ways of working which are creative, flexible and tailored to the needs of a diverse local patient population. Both teams have a cancer focus but the RDC also allows the post-holder to retain some breadth of clinical experience in covering a wide range of psychological presentations.

We work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues and are proud to be responsive in our work to support our patient and staff community. This post provides an excellent opportunity for further development of clinical and leadership skills within a committed, supportive clinical team, where there is a strong sense of belonging and where we offer a patient-centred, compassionate response., The MaPS team (two psychologists, two psychotherapists and an assistant psychologist) provides specialist psychological assessment and interventions for people with a cancer diagnosis and their loved ones, at all stages of their experience with cancer, as well as teaching, supervision, consultation and support to multi-disciplinary colleagues.

The RDC is a new MDT which offers fast-track assessment to patients with suspected symptoms of cancer. The psychology team is a pioneering addition, which supports the small, supportive, psychologically-minded team to provide a holistic psychologically-informed service. We are now in the process of moving out of the pilot phase and the post-holder will play an exciting role in continuing to develop the service in innovative ways., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations