Oncology Psychotherapist / Counsellor


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£55,524 to £62,652 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Sutton, SM2 5PT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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Summary

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification Clinical Responsibility patient care To work as a clinician in the delivery of a counselling service to the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, working directly and indirectly with patients, and with members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the care of cancer patients, to improve patients psychological wellbeing, quality of life and coping strategies. To provide specialist psychological assessments for patients referred to the Adult Psychological Support Service and make decisions about support options considering the individual needs and choice of the patient, their clinical treatment, prognosis and resources available; referring on to the most appropriate specialists if required. Education and Development Responsibility own as well as the development of other Maintain a personal programme of continuing professional development as required by professional body and participate in other activities designed to ensure the continuing development of specialized professional clinical skills. This should inform, update and expand practice and be disseminated as appropriate within the team. To provide clinical case supervision in both group and one to one format according to need for health care professionals within the organisation related to the psychological support of patients. Policy and Service Development In consultation with the Head of Pastoral Care Psychological Care and PALS as well as the Consultant Psychologist: Participate in the identification and recommendation of service priorities for psychological practice. Participate in appropriate developments in psychological practice. Participate in the development, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies through the deployment of professional skills in service evaluation and audit. Research, Service Evaluation and Audit To routinely collect outcome data for service evaluation and monitoring purposes. To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work, work with other team members and to staff in the trust. Administration and IT To undertake administrative duties appropriate to the tasks of the post including the specialized use of IT. To be familiar with computer use (e-mail, internet, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

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