Principal Practitioner Psychologist

We are looking for a thoughtful, compassionate and innovative highly specialist (Principal) Practitioner Psychologist with expertise in health care provision for adults living with health conditions. This role will include team lead responsibilities for a team of practitioner psychologists working with adult oncology and haematology patients. It will also involve shared responsibilities for the leadership of a new multidisciplinary service delivering holistic care to people impacted by the infected blood inquiry. Provision will include clinical services, research and quality improvement including dissemination, and training and consultation to other partner services and agencies. Close working with partnership organisations will be a feature of the role., Highly Specialist clinical care and leadership, to ensure the systematic provision of a psychology service to adult haematology and oncology patients and those eligible for the Infected Blood Psychology Service.

Training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.

Joint working, consultation, training and service development activities.

Research relating to service delivery.

Management and supervision of staff., people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Psychological Health Services is an award-winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trustwide psychological services., University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young