Assistant Psychologist
Role Overview
Supports the Macmillan Psychology Service, a specialist Level IV service for adults living with cancer and experiencing complex psychological difficulties related to diagnosis or treatment.
Works across Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals as part of the Macmillan Psychology Team.
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Role overview
Supports the Macmillan Psychology Service, a specialist Level IV service for adults living with cancer and experiencing complex psychological difficulties related to diagnosis or treatment.
Works across Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals as part of the Macmillan Psychology Team.
Clinical and service responsibilities
- Deliver triage clinics to support the referral pathway and waiting-list management.
- Support Level 3/4 psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions in line with the service model.
- Deliver supervised low-level interventions individually and in therapeutic groups.
- Conduct structured psychological assessments with patients and families, in person or virtually, in outpatient and ward settings.
- Score and interpret psychological assessments and psychometric tests.
- Undertake structured risk assessments and risk management under qualified practitioner supervision.
- Support teaching for hospital-based Level 2 Practitioners, including Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists.
- Work with service leads on service development projects across the county.
Role conditions
- Full-time role at 37.5 hours per week.
- Offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract or a 12-month secondment.
- Secondment applicants must obtain permission from their current line manager before applying.
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