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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2225, Clinical psychologists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical, counselling or health psychologist to work in a leading adult oncology and haematology service. The post holder will be closely supported by colleagues within an established and highly valued and supportive psychological health service.

You will have a wide range of direct clinical work covering all parts of the adult cancer pathway across different tumour sites and teams. You will be offered opportunities to contribute to the compassionate care of staff, through clinical supervision, as well as supporting our wide ranging training programme.

There are excellent facilities to support this role, with dedicated administrative support and clinical space within Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and Weston General Hospital. We offer a very supportive Psychological Health Services group across the Trust, with strong links to regional and national networks.

Main duties of the job

The total hours currently available are 33.75 (0.9wte). If full time hours are desirable there may be opportunities to pick up additional hours on a fixed term basis.

This role covers the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Hospital (BHOC) and Weston General Hospital (WGH) and therefore requires the post holder to travel to both sites. The role requires availability on Tuesdays and Fridays, other days to be negotiated based on working patterns and sites. Candidates invited to interview will be asked to express their preference for working hours.

Interviews will be conducted on Thursday 1st October

To provide specialist psychological services, including assessment, formulation and implementation of psychological interventions for people over the age of 16 affected by cancer and haematological disorders. To deliver these services in both ward-based and out-patient settings as needed. To undertake or support research and audit relevant to care pathways.
To propose changes for service development, guidelines and protocols relevant to psychological health across these care pathways to the relevant Specialist Clinical Psychologist or Head of Services.

About us

As a large department, Psychological Health Services provides applied psychology services to a wide range of specialist multidisciplinary teams. Although the current recruitment is for a specific post, we welcome applications and enquiries from those who are interested in wider opportunities within our portfolio. As a way to support individual development, growth of expertise and service priorities, successful applicants may benefit from opportunities to work into other clinical areas through discussion and planning with their line manager and head of service.

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

387-SPS6826-LH

Job locations

Bristol Haematology&Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Postgraduate qualification in clinical, counselling or health psychology recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist - Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist. Or about to qualify as Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist
Current registration with HCPC

Desirable

Current full UK driving licence

Experience

Essential

Experience of clinical work with adults and older adults providing psychological assessments and interventions
Experience of providing psychological consultation, supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams
Experience of clinical work within a health care setting, with individuals who have an acute/long-term medical conditions

Desirable

Experience of undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
Experience of working with adults who require mental health care under community mental health services
Experience of supervising others
Experience of working with people in end of life care.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
Formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals.
Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance
Able to work in a specialist team providing a service consistent with the Psychological Health Services
Able to assess the psychological needs of adults and older adults, including the use of cognitive and psychometric tests
Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the person, family, health and social care systems relating to individuals engaging in care pathways
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the range of psychological implications of engagement with these care pathways for individuals and their families
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a practitioner psychologist in relation to a patient, their family, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands
Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from young people/adults in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required
Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies to manage this
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
Able to travel to all Trust sites (Weston, Bristol, South Bristol, Southmead) regularly and across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire occasionally

Desirable

To be proficient in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
Ability to drive is desirable

Personal Qualities

Essential

Empathic
Compassionate
Excellent communicatoin skills at all levels
Manage competing demands

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.