The Psycho-oncology Support Team provides specialised psychological care to individuals affected by cancer and receiving on-going medical care across Guy's Cancer (including Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup). The service is delivered to individuals as inpatient and outpatients, as well as their carers. Clinical 1. To triage referrals to the service, assess risk under supervision of triage leads/practitioner psychologists, book appointments, communicate via email, letter and/or phone with referrers, MDTs and GPs. 2. To assist in the organisation and facilitation of CBT/third wave psychoeducation programmes. 3. To work within a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to enhance the quality of care to individuals, carers and families affected by cancer and other haematological disorders. 4. To attend and contribute as appropriate to multi-disciplinary meetings, specifically to the weekly team meeting at Dimbleby. 5. To help develop clinical resources for use by individuals seen within the service. 6. To contribute to project work and audit of existing service delivery Teaching, Training and Supervision 1. To attend and contribute to regular peer supervision with other pre-qualified members of staff. 2. To contribute to the training and support of other staff providing psychological care including preparation of teaching resources and other materials and co delivery of information sessions/teaching. 3. To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines. 4. To gain an experience of professional psychology within the NHS through attendance at training workshops/meetings, departmental psychology meetings and by attending regional assistant psychology meetings. 5. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties. Management, Recruitment and Service Development 1. To assist in the implementation of service development projects within the service as required. 2. To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed. Research and Service Evaluation 1. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects. 2. To undertake data collection, entry and analysis and assist in the presentation of reports and summaries, using IT and computerised statistical programmes. 3. To undertake evidence-based literature searches and research to assist qualified Psychological practitioners in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members. Professional Development 1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in DCC. 2. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping (in both medical notes and psychology case notes) and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the BPS and Trust policies and procedures