Clinical Psychologist or psychotherapist in Cancer | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Clinical Psychologist Band 7

Macmillan Cancer Support Team (CaPS), Croydon

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated psychologist/psychotherapist with experience in mental/physical health and an interest in cancer services. You will work with people with cancer and their families to assess, formulate and deliver high‑quality psychological care, while also advising staff on patient management within Croydon University Hospital and community services. The CAPS team offers a range of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion‑Focused Therapy.

This role offers a valuable opportunity for professional and clinical development, including the chance to develop group work, forge links with local community groups, and train other health professionals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the Macmillan Cancer Psychological Support Team, using appropriate interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from tests, self‑report measures, rating scales, structured observations, and semi‑structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. Through these assessments, formulate the client’s difficulties to determine the most appropriate intervention.
2. Deliver high‑quality, effective psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s psychological difficulties based on an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.
3. Make skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options, taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, always evaluating these models and factors within a biopsychosocial framework that includes the impacts of damage/illness on brain functioning.
4. Implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Qualifications

Applications are invited from HCPC registered Clinical psychologists.

Interview Date: TBC

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for more details on the job’s responsibilities

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026.

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