Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

- To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality, safe and specialist psychology service.

- To work autonomously developing pathways for psychology across the service, engaging with multidisciplinary teams within and across services.

- To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, dieticians, nursing, care and neurorehabilitation consultants).

- To provide psychological and neuropsychological assessment and therapy, offering advice and consultation on treatment plans.

- To work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and the overall framework of Castel Froma’s policies and procedures.

- To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the treatment of individuals. To ensure appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, accurate documentation and maintaining regular communication with others involved with care.

- To manage demand for clinical service within Castel Froma Neuro Care, report on and make recommendations regarding service provision.

- To provide supervision of junior staff inter and multidisciplinary as required.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended in consultation with the post holder. The post holder may be required to undertake ad hoc duties or tasks when required.

Person Specification

Qualities

Essential

• To be committed to the role of a Practitioner Psychologist and be an active member of the Multi-disciplinary Team.
• To be committed to providing high quality care to our residents and their families, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
• Treat others with dignity, respect, honesty, integrity and fairness.
• Be responsible for ensuring a safe working environment.

Desirable

• Adopt a Can do, Can help attitude and make an effective contribution to your team.
• To have strong collaborative working skills, alongside a positive and flexible approach.

Experience

Essential

• To demonstrate specialist psychological expertise in assessment and evidence based approaches

Desirable

• Experience of working in neuropsychology

Qualifications

Essential

• -Hold a doctorate level qualification in clinical psychology, counselling psychology or health psychology, as accredited by BPS.
• -HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.
• -Full member of the BPS division of clinical, health or counselling psychology.

Desirable

• Hold a clean driver's licence and own a car

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

Castel Froma Neuro Care

Address

Lillington House

93 Lillington Road

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 6LL

Employer's website

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