DCP Faculty for Oncology and Palliative Care

Who and what is it for?

The Award for Service Innovation is an award to celebrate innovation in psychological services for people with cancer or in palliative care.  This year it focuses on innovation that makes services more inclusive or integrated.  By inclusive we mean services that are available to everyone who needs them, and that actively reduces barriers to accessing care faced by some groups.  By integrated we mean services that are available to people at the point of care, delivered as part of the other healthcare they receive.

This award is intended to celebrate clinical practice rather than academia or research. An example might be the development of a new clinic or service that delivers psychology in a different format - one that enables people to access services who previously could not.  The award is open to any service where the staff include at least one full member of the Faculty.

What is the award?

• Certificate of the award
• £700 to be used towards CPD or conference attendance or presentation.

 What are the criteria?

• An innovative service or way of practicing that makes psychological services more inclusive and / or more integrated.
• The nomination includes evidence of the impact of the innovation on the psychological care of people affected by cancer, or people receiving palliative care.
• The views and experiences of patients and their families have significantly influenced the innovation.
• Recipients of the award must be Full members of the Faculty.

How will it be judged?

• Applicants will need to be nominated. Any one person can nominate a psychologist or service, including self-nominations.
• The submissions will be judged by an awards committee that will consist of at least two faculty committee members.   

What do I need to submit in the application?

Describe the innovation (250 words)

Describe the impact of the innovation (250 words)

Describe how people affected by cancer or who use palliative care services have been involved in the development of this initiative.

The ideas or inspiration for the innovation.

Who and what is it for?

The Oncology & Palliative Care Trainee Research Award is an award to celebrate high quality research undertaken by trainee clinical psychologists that contributes to psycho-oncology practice, or psychological aspects of palliative care.

This year it focuses on NHS England Cancer Programme – focus groups for psycho-oncologists on psychological harm of waiting for cancer diagnostics and treatment.

It is available to trainee clinical, counselling or health psychologists.

What is the award?

• Certificate of the award
• £700 to be used towards CPD or conference attendance or presentation.

What are the criteria?

• Nominees should be current trainee clinical psychologists, or have completed training within the last two years at the time of nomination
• Nominations should refer to research undertaken as part of the nominee's doctoral studies (either small-scale or doctoral research). The research may be empirical or a systematic literature review.
• Available to trainee clinical, counselling or health psychologists.
• The quality of the work should be outstanding
• Notice should be taken of the contribution of the research to the advancement of clinical psychology practice in cancer and / or palliative care settings.

How will it be judged?

• Applicants will need to be nominated. Any one person can nominate a psychologist.
• The submissions will be judged by an awards committee that will consist of at least two faculty committee members.

What do I need to submit in the application?

Include the paper

Describe the contribution of the research to the development of practice in cancer or palliative care settings.

The Faculty aims to promote a wider understanding of psychological work in oncology and palliative care settings by sharing information and supporting the interests of members in their activities. In addition they promote and supportadvances in psychosocial knowledge and research and raises awareness of cultural and other differences in oncology and palliative care.

Benefits include a membership announcement list, an online discussion forum and reduced rates at the Faculty annual conference.

The Faculty of Oncology and Palliative Care uses its membership announcement email list to inform its members of activities and initiatives that are relevant to their interests and to make requests for engagement on topical issues. 

By becoming a member of the Faculty you are automatically added to the announcement list.

To receive these emails you will need to:

1. become a member of the Faculty of Oncology and Palliative Care
2. opt into receiving email communication and provide a working email address

These preferences can be updated by logging into your member portal.

If you have any queries, please contact Member Network Services.

To assist us in responding to your query please make sure to include your membership number and quote 'Faculty of Oncology and Palliative Care announcement email' in the subject line.

To join the Member Discussion List please login to your member portal and click on the Preferences tile, where you'll be able to join the discussion list.

To receive discussion list emails you will need to be 

• a member of the DCP Faculty for Oncology and Palliative Care
• opted into receiving email communication from the Society (you can change your preference by logging onto your account via the member portal)  

The Faculty of Oncology and Palliative Care relies on a wide range of people getting involved, and the work of the Faculty is largely achieved through the dedication of unpaid volunteers.

Our volunteers come from a wide range of different backgrounds, whether they be practitioners or academics, or full members or in-training members, and together form an open and inclusive community.