Principal Psychologist - Palliative Care

The Clinical Psychologist will work with in-patients and out-patients and there are ample opportunities to collaborate with other Palliative Services, contribute to the national initiatives and develop research opportunities., The post holder will provide a specialist clinical psychology service to patients with specialist palliative care needs at end-of-life. The Clinical Psychologist will be based at Peterborough City Hospital, working as part of the multidisciplinary team.

The post will provide and manage a highly specialist Clinical Psychology Service to Palliative Care. They will be responsible for participation in the development and implementation of strategic plans that enable service improvements and innovation, including implementation of relevant NICE guidelines and other strategic guidance.

The post holder will be expected to work across palliative care in-patient and out-patient services, providing specialist psychological assessments and therapy. The post holder will also offer advice and consultation on client's psychological care to colleagues within Palliative Care and to other, non-professional carers, working within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Divisions policies and procedures.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

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