Senior / Psychologist, Psychosocial Oncology

Senior Psychologist/ Psychologist

The Department of Psychosocial Oncology at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) provides psychosocial care to cancer patients and survivors and their families. The Department invites applications for a full-time Senior Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Psychologist position. The psychologist will be expected to interact with other healthcare professionals, work within multi-disciplinary teams and have opportunity to work with other cancer related agencies in providing psychosocial care. The psychologist will have opportunities to train in evidence-based approaches and treatment methods in psychosocial oncology, participate in research activities, take part in professional seminars/workshops, as well as represent the Department in professional/ethic committees.

Some of the Job Responsibilities include:

• Providing counselling and psychotherapy services
• Conducting psychosocial assessments
• Collaborating with other stakeholders to provide holistic care for patients
• Facilitating psycho-education initiatives (i.e., talks, education materials relevant to psychological coping with cancer)
• Contributing to development, implementation, presentation/publication of clinical/research projects
• Ad-hoc duties as assigned

Requirements

• Masters/Doctoral level qualifications in Psychology (Clinical) from an accredited institution

• Registered or eligible for Registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP) under the auspices of Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
• Demonstrated competency for Clinical Psychologist position and at least 4 years for Senior Clinical Psychologist position.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Meticulous, organised with good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong team player and able to work independently