The Disabilities Trust

Senior Clinical Psychologist- Leeds

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Job summary

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust is looking for a Senior/Principal Psychologist who wants to share their experience by working at our service at Daniel Yorath House. Daniel Yorath House is a unit in Leeds providing rehabilitation to people with acquired brain injury.

You will work as part of a dynamic Multi-disciplinary Team, which includes a Consultant Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists, a Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. Along with our Rehabilitation Support Worker team we deliver a neurobehavioural rehabilitation service for people with acquired brain injury and complex needs.

Why join us?

The Disabilities Trust is a leading UK charitythat works alongside people with an acquired brain injury, autism, and learning or physical disabilities to help them live as independently as possible. Our teams across the UK support people to move forward with their lives. Its a special feeling to share their individual journeys and play a part in the progress they make. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Main duties of the job

The Role:

Your responsibilities will include: Not Limited to

  • Providing specialist psychological assessment of our service users, using psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, structured observations and interviews with all stakeholder;
  • Contributing highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans;
  • Undertaking psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant service users and advising team members appropriately;
  • Participating in Multi-disciplinary Team meetings concerned with the delivery and development of clinical services;

About us

Rewards:

  • 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • ***£6000 Welcome Bonus (Subject to T & C'S)
  • QiCN Sponsorship
  • Excellent training and support
  • Group life assurance
  • Eye voucher scheme
  • Long service and staff awards
  • Free parking
  • Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted gym membership, eating out and shopping
  • Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store

We will consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship. To join our friendly team please press Apply Now.

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

The Disabilities Trust are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. Its a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Details

Date posted

30 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience £50,952 - £57,349 DOE Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0462-23-0049

Job locations

Daniel Yorath House

1 Shaw Close

Garforth

Leeds

LS25 2HA


Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical / Professional Practise

To provide specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service users care.

To complete pre-admission assessments, developing highly specialist, collaborative and holistic neurobehavioural formulations of an individuals rehabilitation needs, including the development of SMART goals.

To coordinate Service Users care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.

To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, as required.

To formulate and implement plans of highly specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurobehavioural rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter disciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.

To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.

To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.

To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi/inter disciplinary assessment of service users and their families. You will contribute highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological advice to the multi/inter disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaborations with other staff.

To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the multi/inter disciplinary team.

To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.

To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of service users on own caseload. To participate in regular on call support for the Unit on a rota basis.

To demonstrate a duty of care to equipment and resources supplied by the Disabilities Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical / Professional Practise

To provide specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service users care.

To complete pre-admission assessments, developing highly specialist, collaborative and holistic neurobehavioural formulations of an individuals rehabilitation needs, including the development of SMART goals.

To coordinate Service Users care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.

To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, as required.

To formulate and implement plans of highly specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurobehavioural rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter disciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.

To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.

To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.

To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi/inter disciplinary assessment of service users and their families. You will contribute highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological advice to the multi/inter disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaborations with other staff.

To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the multi/inter disciplinary team.

To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.

To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of service users on own caseload. To participate in regular on call support for the Unit on a rota basis.

To demonstrate a duty of care to equipment and resources supplied by the Disabilities Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.
  • Doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by BPS.
  • Registered with the HCPC.

Desirable

  • Relevant experience of training other professions on psychology
  • assessment and treatment methods.
  • PG Dip in Clinical Neuropsychology or knowledge component of the
  • QiCN.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.
  • Doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by BPS.
  • Registered with the HCPC.

Desirable

  • Relevant experience of training other professions on psychology
  • assessment and treatment methods.
  • PG Dip in Clinical Neuropsychology or knowledge component of the
  • QiCN.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Disabilities Trust

Address

Daniel Yorath House

1 Shaw Close

Garforth

Leeds

LS25 2HA


Employer's website

https://www.thedtgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Disabilities Trust

Address

Daniel Yorath House

1 Shaw Close

Garforth

Leeds

LS25 2HA


Employer's website

https://www.thedtgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

30 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience £50,952 - £57,349 DOE Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0462-23-0049

Job locations

Daniel Yorath House

1 Shaw Close

Garforth

Leeds

LS25 2HA


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