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This post is based between West Glasgow ACH and the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. This is a lead clinician role split equally between Oncology & Cardiology. This post will provide a key role in the clinical leadership of the systematic provision of a high quality comprehensive clinical psychology service within the Beatson Psycho-Oncology Service and the Cardiac Psychology service. Within Oncology this post will oversee the day to day operation, leadership, governance and development of the regional psycho-oncology service at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. This includes general adult oncology, specialist MSN teenage and young adult cancer, interventional cancer pain service, fear of cancer recurrence and specialist cancer vocational rehabilitation projects. There are also psycho-oncology services to the National Bone Marrow Transplantation service at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Within Cardiology this post will oversee the clinical psychologists working within the acute specialty of cardiac rehabilitation, ensure expert evidence based psychological services to patients and their families, train and support staff and raise the profile and awareness of psychological issues at all stages of the patient pathway. We work in a stepped care model using both group and individual therapy approaches. There are a total of 10 clinical health psychologists (4.5 wte) working within psycho-oncology services across Regional and National services in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and 4 working within Cardiology.This post is responsible for representing the psychological aspects of patient care in various senior level forums e.g. clinical leads group, WoSCAN, MSN, SIGN, MCN and Scottish Government.
You will have the responsibility for ensuring that national waiting time targets are adhered to and that the psychology resource is utilized in the most effective and efficient manner, consistent with organizational priorities. This post is responsible for ensuring that appropriate teaching, training, supervision and governance arrangements are in place to support both psychologists and non-psychology colleagues deliver psychologically informed care and interventions. This is delivered across acute, primary care, social care and 3rd sector settings. This post has overall responsibility for the research agenda to ensure that psychological/emotional factors are considered and integrated into patient focused audit and research. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team and to ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical delivery and professional supervision and support of all other staff within the service/ team for which you will have designated responsibility, including clear systems for effective recruitment, professional appraisal, and the identification of CPD needs across the service/sector team.
It is essential you have a Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS or HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology are required. Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist is essential.
Informal Contact
Susan Boyle Professional Lead for Acute Psychology on 0141 201 0123
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .