Overview
A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to make a valuable difference to the lives of people living with cancer, within our friendly and well-established Department of Psychological Medicine. This post sits within our Acute Medicine and Cancer Psychology Team. The cancer psychology team consists of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Senior Clinical Psychologist. The cancer psychology team has close working relationships with the Trust site specific cancer and local palliative care teams, delivering psychological therapy to patients and their relatives as well as reflective practice and training to our MDT colleagues. This post is suitable for a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist who is newly or recently qualified.
Important information regarding completing your application
During the application process you will be asked to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria. As we are recruiting for either a CBT Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist please complete the questions applicable to you (This will be indicated by Criteria Type listed as either CBT or Clin/Couns. Non applicable fields can be completed with NA). If you are unsure please contact Recruitment Advisor Poppy Lucas via yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net or 01904 721631.
Working arrangements
Our department has an ongoing commitment to flexible and hybrid working, so the post will include some working from home, with a minimum of 50% on site. We see good quality supervision and CPD as essential to the well-being of our staff, and we actively support learning and development within the role.
Responsibilities
* To provide high quality specialised psychological assessment, and treatment to patients and relatives referred to the Cancer Psychology service.
* To offer advice, consultation and supervision on patient’s psychological care to members of the cancer multi-disciplinary teams.
* To contribute to audit, service development and research within the service.
* To contribute to the provision of teaching, training and reflective practice to cancer MDTs in line with needs identified.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
Additional information
For further information on the range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust\'s dedicated Staff Benefits pages or visit: Trust Information Pack – 1. A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early; you are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values support a more diverse workforce representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with Staff Networks — including Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks — to increase applications from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try to be supportive where we can. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which supports SaBRE — Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025
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