Job summary
Up to 37.5 hours per week.
We are delighted to offer this exciting
opportunity for Clinical Psychologists to join our Clinical Neuropsychology Team.
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist
who is enthusiastic about working with people with neurological conditions and
able to take a prominent role within our service. We provide neuropsychological
input across community and inpatient services, including the community acquired
brain injury service, the specialist regional neuro-rehabilitation unit and the
stroke rehabilitation unit. We also have new funding to provide input into the
Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team which provides interdisciplinary
rehabilitation across a broad range of neurological conditions.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Main duties of the job
Clinical work is complex and varied, offering
opportunities for psychologists to develop their skills in a broad range of
areas including neuropsychological assessment, specific interventions, staff
consultation, service development and research. The post holder would work as
an autonomous practitioner and would be expected to develop specialist
responsibilities within the service that balance their experience, interests,
and the needs of the service.
The post holder would be joining a team that
includes a Consultant Neuropsychologist (0.6 WTE), a Principal Clinical
Psychologist (0.9 WTE) and an Assistant Psychologist (0.4 WTE). We have
honorary undergraduate psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists on
placement. We have close working relationships with colleagues in
Neuropsychology in University Hospital Plymouth and across the South West
region. We also have close relationships with the University of Plymouth and
the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Psychology is an integral part of our
multi-disciplinary team, and the post holder would be expected to develop close
working relationships with colleagues from other disciplines, for example
through joint working, consultation and supervision.
Clinical supervision is provided robustly,
and the post holder would be expected to fulfill their roles as both supervisee
and supervisor to more junior members of the psychology team.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social
enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across
Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of
Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports
centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and
collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while
empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in
shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right
time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead
healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training
pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care
Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship
programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental
health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the
application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for planning, organising and auditing and developing policy and strategies for the delivery of a specialist neuropsychology service within the multidisciplinary team.
The postholder would be expected to develop specialist responsibilities and provide leadership from a psychological perspective on a specific area of expertise that balances their experience, interests, and needs of the service.
Responsible for providing professional support, guidance and clinical supervision to other clinical psychology staff (clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists, undergraduate placement students) in the Neuropsychology and in other parts of the service as required by their level of experience.
Responsible for the planning, delivery and clinical supervision of a specialist clinical training placement for trainees on the postgraduate Doctoral Courses in Clinical Psychology from the University of Plymouth.
Responsible for providing specialist consultation, advice and clinical supervision to other non-psychology staff within the Neuropsychology, on psychological understanding, interventions and evaluations.
Responsible for developing and delivering teaching on psychological work and care for trainee clinical psychologists and qualified members of clinical neuropsychology and other professions in Livewell Southwest.
Responsible for initiating and maintaining research and development projects relevant to furthering both clinical knowledge and service evaluation and delivery.
Responsible for working within the Guidelines for Professional Practice of the Health & Care Professions Council and the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology or ACP-UK, and for adhering to policies and procedures of Livewell Southwest.
Responsible for participating in an annual appraisal with the Neuropsychology Consultant Clinical psychologist plus a team manager.
Responsible for continuing professional development (CPD) in line with the annual appraisal Professional Development Plan PDP, the Knowledge and Skills Framework KSF and the HCPC requirements for CPD.
Responsible for keeping aware of and being knowledgeable about current developments within the profession of clinical psychology.
Responsible for keeping up to date with legislation, national directives, policies and NICE guidelines in relation to the work.
To conduct and supervise research and audit and evaluation relevant to the provision of specialist psychological services for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
To initiate and implement project management techniques and tools in order to achieve completion of evaluations, audits, research and service developments.
To collaborate with University of Plymouth in setting up and conducting Doctoral level long-term research projects on Clinical Neuropsychology and providing teaching.
To use SPSS and other packages in the analysis of data and to write up the information in a meaningful format that is accessible and understood by the target audience.
To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with team members in the Neuropsychology and broader MDT.
Responsibility for People Management
To be responsible for providing clinical supervision and professional support and guidance as required to Clinical Psychologists, and trainee clinical psychologists within the service who are less experienced.
To be responsible for providing clinical supervision to non-clinical psychology members of the broader neuro-rehabilitation service as appropriate.
To be responsible for planning and supervising the work of undergraduate psychology students on year long and short term placements.
To be responsible for the supervision of the work of Assistant Psychologist/s.
To be responsible for planning and providing a clinical training placement to trainees on the postgraduate Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology of the University of Plymouth. This clinical placement requires liaison with Human Resources to arrange appropriate DBS checks, honorary contracts and IT access as well as completion of Livewell Southwest and service inductions. It also requires a sensitive awareness to the impact on trainees of induction to being members of a large and complex organisation as the context for learning and practising their professional skills.
To teach on the postgraduate Doctoral Courses in Clinical Psychology at the University of Plymouth if required and on pre and post qualification professional courses for other disciplines represented within Livewell Southwest as required.
To ensure the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external Continuing Professional Development - CPD training and development programmes and courses.
Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
The post holder will ensure all expenses are recorded following policy guidelines.
The post holder will order clinical equipment in line with policy.
The post holder will be responsible for safeguarding and maintaining all resources provided by Livewell Southwest.
Responsibility for administration
To contribute to the maintenance and development of office systems and procedures within Neuropsychology clinical psychology and the wider service.
To be able to use a range of software packages including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and SPSS.
To be responsible for maintaining appropriate service statistics and records of work within SystemOne.
To ensure that System One and other relevant computer databases are kept up-to-date.
To prepare and present information from audits, evaluations and research to professional audiences within and outside the organisation.
To prepare papers for publication based on audit, evaluation, research and development work.
Responsibility for people who use our services
To engage patients with complex presentations in assessment and therapeutic activities.
To work with, and support others to work with, patients with complex neurological conditions, and co-morbidities whom psychological expertise is required in order to provide appropriate assessment, rehabilitation and/or maintain placement, contributing to the liaison with commissioners and funding managers to provide feedback and advice on such patients progress and ongoing needs.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models, highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group and available resources.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patients cognitive, behavioural and emotional sequelae of trauma for Neuropsychology patients.
To be able to complete the most appropriate formal psychometric assessments with complex patients.
To be able to communicate complex psychological formulations and treatment plans to the patient and to appropriate professional colleagues and to family members or carers, as appropriate, so that they are understood.
As part of the Neuropsychology assessment process, to develop a neuropsychological formulation of a patients current presentation that promotes holistic and patient-centred discussion.
To have knowledge of and skill within several neuropsychological models of understanding and managing behaviour.
Through consultation or case discussion with MDT colleagues, to be able to add both an understanding of psychosocial factors and offer advice as to an appropriate intervention for patients referred to the services but not on the psychologists caseload.
Create and monitor effective and efficient referral criteria and pathways to Clinical Neuropsychology from other inpatient and community settings.
To be able to manage the emotional impact of working, often one-to-one, with people who can be in crisis and who can show high levels of arousal, distress and cognitive and behavioural difficulties.
To ensure receipt of clinical and personal supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines for all clinical psychologists.
Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments
To be responsible for contributing to the planning and development of specialist neuro psychology services within neuro-rehabilitation.
As a member of the Neuropsychology service to be responsible for promoting the need to plan and develop the multidisciplinary response to clinical demands and expectations on it.
To attend the Psychology meetings and other relevant meetings regularly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for planning, organising and auditing and developing policy and strategies for the delivery of a specialist neuropsychology service within the multidisciplinary team.
The postholder would be expected to develop specialist responsibilities and provide leadership from a psychological perspective on a specific area of expertise that balances their experience, interests, and needs of the service.
Responsible for providing professional support, guidance and clinical supervision to other clinical psychology staff (clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists, undergraduate placement students) in the Neuropsychology and in other parts of the service as required by their level of experience.
Responsible for the planning, delivery and clinical supervision of a specialist clinical training placement for trainees on the postgraduate Doctoral Courses in Clinical Psychology from the University of Plymouth.
Responsible for providing specialist consultation, advice and clinical supervision to other non-psychology staff within the Neuropsychology, on psychological understanding, interventions and evaluations.
Responsible for developing and delivering teaching on psychological work and care for trainee clinical psychologists and qualified members of clinical neuropsychology and other professions in Livewell Southwest.
Responsible for initiating and maintaining research and development projects relevant to furthering both clinical knowledge and service evaluation and delivery.
Responsible for working within the Guidelines for Professional Practice of the Health & Care Professions Council and the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology or ACP-UK, and for adhering to policies and procedures of Livewell Southwest.
Responsible for participating in an annual appraisal with the Neuropsychology Consultant Clinical psychologist plus a team manager.
Responsible for continuing professional development (CPD) in line with the annual appraisal Professional Development Plan PDP, the Knowledge and Skills Framework KSF and the HCPC requirements for CPD.
Responsible for keeping aware of and being knowledgeable about current developments within the profession of clinical psychology.
Responsible for keeping up to date with legislation, national directives, policies and NICE guidelines in relation to the work.
To conduct and supervise research and audit and evaluation relevant to the provision of specialist psychological services for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
To initiate and implement project management techniques and tools in order to achieve completion of evaluations, audits, research and service developments.
To collaborate with University of Plymouth in setting up and conducting Doctoral level long-term research projects on Clinical Neuropsychology and providing teaching.
To use SPSS and other packages in the analysis of data and to write up the information in a meaningful format that is accessible and understood by the target audience.
To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with team members in the Neuropsychology and broader MDT.
Responsibility for People Management
To be responsible for providing clinical supervision and professional support and guidance as required to Clinical Psychologists, and trainee clinical psychologists within the service who are less experienced.
To be responsible for providing clinical supervision to non-clinical psychology members of the broader neuro-rehabilitation service as appropriate.
To be responsible for planning and supervising the work of undergraduate psychology students on year long and short term placements.
To be responsible for the supervision of the work of Assistant Psychologist/s.
To be responsible for planning and providing a clinical training placement to trainees on the postgraduate Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology of the University of Plymouth. This clinical placement requires liaison with Human Resources to arrange appropriate DBS checks, honorary contracts and IT access as well as completion of Livewell Southwest and service inductions. It also requires a sensitive awareness to the impact on trainees of induction to being members of a large and complex organisation as the context for learning and practising their professional skills.
To teach on the postgraduate Doctoral Courses in Clinical Psychology at the University of Plymouth if required and on pre and post qualification professional courses for other disciplines represented within Livewell Southwest as required.
To ensure the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external Continuing Professional Development - CPD training and development programmes and courses.
Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
The post holder will ensure all expenses are recorded following policy guidelines.
The post holder will order clinical equipment in line with policy.
The post holder will be responsible for safeguarding and maintaining all resources provided by Livewell Southwest.
Responsibility for administration
To contribute to the maintenance and development of office systems and procedures within Neuropsychology clinical psychology and the wider service.
To be able to use a range of software packages including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and SPSS.
To be responsible for maintaining appropriate service statistics and records of work within SystemOne.
To ensure that System One and other relevant computer databases are kept up-to-date.
To prepare and present information from audits, evaluations and research to professional audiences within and outside the organisation.
To prepare papers for publication based on audit, evaluation, research and development work.
Responsibility for people who use our services
To engage patients with complex presentations in assessment and therapeutic activities.
To work with, and support others to work with, patients with complex neurological conditions, and co-morbidities whom psychological expertise is required in order to provide appropriate assessment, rehabilitation and/or maintain placement, contributing to the liaison with commissioners and funding managers to provide feedback and advice on such patients progress and ongoing needs.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models, highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group and available resources.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patients cognitive, behavioural and emotional sequelae of trauma for Neuropsychology patients.
To be able to complete the most appropriate formal psychometric assessments with complex patients.
To be able to communicate complex psychological formulations and treatment plans to the patient and to appropriate professional colleagues and to family members or carers, as appropriate, so that they are understood.
As part of the Neuropsychology assessment process, to develop a neuropsychological formulation of a patients current presentation that promotes holistic and patient-centred discussion.
To have knowledge of and skill within several neuropsychological models of understanding and managing behaviour.
Through consultation or case discussion with MDT colleagues, to be able to add both an understanding of psychosocial factors and offer advice as to an appropriate intervention for patients referred to the services but not on the psychologists caseload.
Create and monitor effective and efficient referral criteria and pathways to Clinical Neuropsychology from other inpatient and community settings.
To be able to manage the emotional impact of working, often one-to-one, with people who can be in crisis and who can show high levels of arousal, distress and cognitive and behavioural difficulties.
To ensure receipt of clinical and personal supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines for all clinical psychologists.
Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments
To be responsible for contributing to the planning and development of specialist neuro psychology services within neuro-rehabilitation.
As a member of the Neuropsychology service to be responsible for promoting the need to plan and develop the multidisciplinary response to clinical demands and expectations on it.
To attend the Psychology meetings and other relevant meetings regularly.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and national standards and guidelines that relate this client group
-
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex situations involving a range of options to make a decision about an appropriate course of action or solution to a problem
-
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised neuropsychological assessments, formulations and interventions in neurological and physical rehabilitation
-
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and professionals both within and outside the NHS
-
- Doctoral level of research design and methodology as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
-
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
-
- Skills in the psychological assessment and management of neuropsychological difficulties
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for complex problems
-
- Knowledge and experience in the supervision of psychologists and other health professionals
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Registered as a clinical psychologist with the HCPC
- Fully competent as a clinical psychologist supplemented by short specialist courses and further specialist training
- Post-qualification training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Desirable
- Post-graduate training and qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology
- Training and qualification in clinical supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a psychologist with adults with neurological conditions (acquired brain injury, other neurological conditions)
-
- Experience of teaching, training and providing professional and/or clinical supervision.
-
- Experience of assessing and treating clients in a range of care settings and age groups
-
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary services
Desirable
- Post-qualification experience of two years or more
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist within specialist multidisciplinary services for clients with brain injury and neurological conditions
- Experience of working with clients with challenging behaviour
Specific skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm for working in a Neuropsychology
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities.
- Ability to deal with patients and carers who may be distressed, angry, confrontational or violent.
- Ability to work within teams and motivate others.
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods during assessments, patient interviews, case conferences.
- Ability to cope with frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotional situations.
- Warmth, empathy & integrity.
- Ability to work autonomously & as part of a team.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supporting teams working with complex situations.
- Group work skills
- Specialist skills in a specific therapeutic approach.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and national standards and guidelines that relate this client group
-
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex situations involving a range of options to make a decision about an appropriate course of action or solution to a problem
-
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised neuropsychological assessments, formulations and interventions in neurological and physical rehabilitation
-
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and professionals both within and outside the NHS
-
- Doctoral level of research design and methodology as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
-
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
-
- Skills in the psychological assessment and management of neuropsychological difficulties
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for complex problems
-
- Knowledge and experience in the supervision of psychologists and other health professionals
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Registered as a clinical psychologist with the HCPC
- Fully competent as a clinical psychologist supplemented by short specialist courses and further specialist training
- Post-qualification training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Desirable
- Post-graduate training and qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology
- Training and qualification in clinical supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a psychologist with adults with neurological conditions (acquired brain injury, other neurological conditions)
-
- Experience of teaching, training and providing professional and/or clinical supervision.
-
- Experience of assessing and treating clients in a range of care settings and age groups
-
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary services
Desirable
- Post-qualification experience of two years or more
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist within specialist multidisciplinary services for clients with brain injury and neurological conditions
- Experience of working with clients with challenging behaviour
Specific skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm for working in a Neuropsychology
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities.
- Ability to deal with patients and carers who may be distressed, angry, confrontational or violent.
- Ability to work within teams and motivate others.
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods during assessments, patient interviews, case conferences.
- Ability to cope with frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotional situations.
- Warmth, empathy & integrity.
- Ability to work autonomously & as part of a team.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supporting teams working with complex situations.
- Group work skills
- Specialist skills in a specific therapeutic approach.
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.
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
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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.
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).
