Clinical Psychologist in CAR-T TherapyNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 0.5 WTE Band 8a Clinical Psychologist in Adult Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy sitting within the Clinical Haematology Psychology service at Nottingham University Hospitals.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist who is interested in expanding their experience in working with adults with long term physical health conditions. The post holder will develop and provide a clinical psychology service for adults undergoing CAR-T therapy for haematological malignancies at Nottingham City Hospital. The post holder would need to be able to work on either a Monday or Friday, in line with the service and patient needs, with remaining hours across other days negotiable. We would be open to considering a 0.4 WTE.

This post is adopted by Macmillan and benefits for access to professional networking, resources, support and development opportunities.

It is essential that the post-holder has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and to be HCPC registered by the time of commencing in post. The post holder will be employed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and will usually be based at Nottingham City Hospital.

Main duties of the job

In this role, the post holder will provide psychological assessment and ongoing management to adults undergoing CAR-T therapy in Nottingham City Hospital. The clinical psychologist will play a key part in the MDT case management of patients and will offer specialist advice, consultation and supervision to non-psychologists within the service.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.

Job description

This post will provide 0.5 FTE clinical psychology service for adults undergoing CAR-T Therapy and will work alongside the Consultant and other Clinical Psychologists in haematological malignancies. The post will provide staff training related to psycho-social factors of CAR-T and haematological malignancies.

The post holder will be responsible for the training of clinical psychology staff and staff from other disciplines who work with the same patient group (e.g. nursing, OT, PT, SLT) and contribute as appropriate to the training of Clinical Psychologists through supervision.

The post holder will support patients families and carers, and staff working within the CAR-T therapy service. They will be responsible, where appropriate, and in collaboration with the Lead in Clinical Haematology and Head of Adult Medical Specialism for the planning, delivery and evaluation of Clinical Psychology Services for patients undergoing CAR-T therapy.

The post holder will contribute to the organisation of R&D activities of Assistant Psychologists. They will participate in clinical governance for the Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology department.

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

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