Assistant Psychologist | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 20 months.
We are delighted to advertise a 20-month fixed term vacancy for a Macmillan Assistant Psychologist at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. This role will be supporting a Clinical Psychologist develop a new service to improve access to psychological support for people affected by cancer.
We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic individual, who works to high standards. You will have excellent communication skills and a demonstrable interest in working to improve the lives of people with cancer
Your employment will be hosted at NNUH working within adult services, but you would join the existing Clinical Psychology team which is a small team working within several areas of adult and paediatric health psychology. You will be line managed by a Macmillan Clinical Psychologist within the Oncology directorate, supported by the wider Oncology teams.
We are recruiting across the region in each of the 3 Trusts, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and James Paget University Hospital, as part of a collaborative approach to ensure equity of access for our cancer patients
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Interview Date: 19th March 2025
The main objective of this post will be to support the development and provision of a new clinical psychology service within oncology in NNUH.
The successful candidate will be responsible for (with appropriate clinical support) involvement in the initial development of the service, screening referrals that come into the service, managing our patient database and outcomes for the service, and working with the service lead to audit and evaluate service processes to ensure high quality care across patients’ cancer journey. Key responsibilities will include:
- Involvement in meetings in which service development is discussed and planned.
- Assisting in the design and implementation of service development projects as required.
- Assisting in audit and service evaluation- collating, analysing and disseminating outcome data using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Contributing to training and support of staff in psychological care
- Assisting the qualified psychologist in teaching as required.
- To contribute, as appropriate, to multi-disciplinary meetings within oncology services and psychology departmental meetings
To work collaboratively across the region withQueen Elizabeth University Hospital and James Paget University Hospital, along with other service providers, to ensure equity of access for our cancer patients.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute.We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
All applicants need to be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered (GBC) membership with British Psychological Society (BPS). This is a standard set by BPS to ensure that psychology has been studied in enough breadth.
Please state on your application form how you can evidence eligibility for GBC. If you don’t let us know your GBC eligibility it may affect our ability to review your application at the shortlisting stage.
Evidence of GBC eligibility will vary depending on whether your psychology qualifications were GBC-accredited and where you studied, and can include:
- Email confirmation from the BPS
If you are, or have previously been, a Graduate Member of the BPS the BPS confirm your GBC status in an email when you first become a Graduate Member.
- Academic transcript– some UK and Irish psychology qualifications
- Letter from your university– UK and Irish GBC-accredited psychology qualifications
If you completed a GBC-accredited psychology qualification at a UK or Irish university, you can ask them for a letter to confirm GBC. The letter would need to:
- Name you as the person completing the qualification
- State the course title, institution and period of study
- Confirm that the qualification was accredited for GBC and confirm that you successfully completed all of the necessary modules for GBC
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Feb 2025