Clinical Psychologist in Haematology

Clinical Psychologist in Haematology

The closing date is 18 February 2026

Are you looking for an opportunity to work as a Psychologist in Physical Health in a busy regional acute Centre? We are looking for someone to provide maternity cover for 12 months from Spring 2026!

An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist, with experience in Physical health to join the Oncology and Haematology Psychology Team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire on a fixed term basis. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who would like to work alongside MDT colleagues in supporting patients with haematological diagnoses and their families and carers.

The team serves a busy acute hospital working with a range of nurses, medics and allied professional supporting cancer patients.

There's opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of cancer diagnoses and haematological conditions and cutting edge treatments, working with inpatients and outpatients. You will be working alongside a small, dedicated team within the speciality and as part of a wider psychology team across the trust. We also have excellent administrative support for the team.

This position is for a band 8a Psychologist, 22.5 hours per week for 12 months. We would welcome applications from those looking to get their first experience of working at 8a if they already had highly relevant clinical experience.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments and therapy of adults with a haematological diagnosis using highly complex psychological data gained from a wide variety of sources.
• To be responsible for evidence based psychological interventions with patients and their families carers referred to the Haematology Psychology Service service and specifically to promote adaptation and adjustment. To ensure the systematic provision of psychological service, including the responsibility to prioritise work appropriately.
• To use psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and carers and others involved in their care. To follow up and to re-assess clients when considered appropriate, using approved statistical methods to make valid comparisons. To communicate both orally, and in written reports, the content of these investigations and resulting formulations to support the work of multidisciplinary colleagues.
• To work as an independent and autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
• To contribute to the effective working of the multi-disciplinary health team to deliver comprehensive clinical care to patients and their families/carers, ensuring that psychological wellbeing is central to the planning and delivery of health care.
• To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and supervision to other professionals contributing directly to patients formulation, diagnosis, treatment plans and management of clients. This includes provision of advice and support to facilitate the effective use of psychological treatment by other members of staff where appropriate.
• To ensure that members of staff within UHCW have access to psychologically based framework for understanding through the provision of advice, supervision, consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory. This will include attendance at MDTs and service development meetings as appropriate.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
• To contribute to the development of services in the locality, reviewing service outcomes, designing and participating in audit, research and clinical governance initiatives and working cooperatively with…