Job summary
We are looking for both band 7 and 8a clinical psychologists to work with us in our well established neuropsychology team. We have posts at both band 7 and band 8a; many of these hours are available due to previous post holders securing promotion into other roles. We have also secured additional investment to help reduce patient waiting times.
There are two band 7 roles (total 1.5wte) who will work into the neuropsychology outpatient clinic (based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Nether Edge) and the Osborn 4 post-acute neurorehabilitation ward at the Northern General Hospital (0.5wte). The 8a post is an inpatient role based in Osborn 4 and Older Adults (total 0.7wte); there may be opportunities in other services for candidates who wish to work full time.
Funding is available to support the 8a postholder to gain the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN). Similar support could also be sought for the band 7 posts, if desired. We actively support CPD and have a rolling CPD programme for the whole team including both local and guest speakers on a variety of topics.
New members of staff receive a warm welcome. There are options for hybrid/flexible working, and observation and shadowing are encouraged. All staff have a dedicated clinical supervisor.
Main duties of the job
Within the neuropsychology team we cover inpatient and outpatient services across many of clinical areas such as stroke, motor neurone disease, neuro rehab, dementia, neurosurgery, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, dementia, ataxia and Parkinson's disease, amongst others. We have a number of assistant psychologists who assist with testing, audit and general support to the qualified clinicians. Referrals are received from neurologists and neurosurgeons who are highly regarded specialists in their fields, seeing patients from a wide geographical area.
Our outpatient service provides high quality, in depth neuropsychological assessment that can be diagnostic in nature or provide a profile of strengths and difficulties to support adjustment. On Osborn 4, psychologists provide cognitive screening, mood assessment, psychoeducation, complex case advice (8a) and complex capacity assessments (8a), all as part of the well-established, supportive MDT.
As part of our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we're reviewing our care pathways across the department, including neuropsychology, ensuring we can give the best care to our patients who may have had extended waiting times. This is a collaborative process between staff, hospital management and patients and all contributions and ideas are welcome.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The successful candidates will be part of the STHFT Department of Psychological Services (DPS), a supportive group of psychological practitioners working across a range of health and medical specialities, as well as Occupational Health. This provides great opportunities for split posts across more than one speciality. As a dynamic department, we have seen considerable growth in recent years and continue to have a range of new service development opportunities in our portfolio.
DPS has more than 30 qualified clinicians, Assistant and Trainee Clinical Psychologists as well as a dedicated team of Administrative and Clerical staff. There are strong links with the University of Sheffield, Department of Clinical Psychology, as well as Leeds and Hull DClinPsy courses. We have growing links with Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and local research partners. Continuing professional development is strongly supported, as appropriate to the individual's and organisation's requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
We are keen to hear from potential applicants and would encourage you to contact us to discuss the details about the posts and how these might fit with your career progression. We are happy to receive applications from final year clinical psychology trainees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
We are keen to hear from potential applicants and would encourage you to contact us to discuss the details about the posts and how these might fit with your career progression. We are happy to receive applications from final year clinical psychology trainees.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- (Band 8a) Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- (Band 7) Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- (Band 7) Eligible for Practitioner Full Membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology, or working towards this
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) Pre-qualification training and qualifications in other fields of applied psychology.
- (Band 8a) Eligible for Practitioner Full Membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology.
Experience
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- (Band 8a) Undertaking psychological and neuropsychological assessment and interventions relevant to inpatient assessment and neurological rehabilitation
- (Band 8a) Working with a wide variety of patient groups within this specialism, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- (Band 8a) Representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
- (Band 8a) Working clinically in health and medical settings relevant to service area.
- (Band 8a) Working effectively with other professionals in multidisciplinary settings
- (Band 7) Experience of working in a physical health setting
- (Band 7) Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting
- (Band 7) Working with a wide variety of presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- (Band 7) Experience of working with patients across the lifespan
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- (Band 8a) Experience of MDT groupwork
Further Training
Essential
- (Band 8a) Further specialist training/ experience through having received extensive supervision of working as a specialist or highly specialist clinical psychologist
- (Band 7 & 8a) Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- (Band 8a) Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
- (Band 8a) Knowledge of legislation and national policies and guidance in relation to the patient group, and physical and mental health more broadly.
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, chronic or terminal illness, complex psychological or physical problems, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
- (Band 8a) High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- (Band 7) Experience of working with people affected by neuropsychological problems
- (Band 7) Specialist knowledge of neuropsychological, physical health and medical interventions relating to neurological and neuropsychological disorder
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment intervention and management.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Good time management and prioritisation skills
- (Band 7 & 8a) Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Positive attitude, sensitivity and commitment to working with the service's patient groups.
- (Band 8a) Skills in working with diversity.
- (Band 8a) Ability/skills in working through interpreters
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis.
- (Band 7) Skills in working effectively with other professionals in multidisciplinary settings
- (Band 7) Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility at all levels of the organisation
Desirable
- (Band 8a) Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- (Band 8a) Experience of developing or transforming a service model
- (Band 7) Skills in the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological assessment tests.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- (Band 8a) Putting patients first in all aspects of the working environment
- (Band 8a) Respectful to patients, staff, colleagues and all internal and external contacts
- (Band 8a) Demonstrates ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility, including evaluation of own work and constant consideration of improvements in quality
- (Band 8a) Demonstrates unity with all colleagues
- (Band 8a) Proven track record of delivery against targets / objectives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- (Band 8a) Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- (Band 7) Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- (Band 7) Eligible for Practitioner Full Membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology, or working towards this
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) Pre-qualification training and qualifications in other fields of applied psychology.
- (Band 8a) Eligible for Practitioner Full Membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology.
Experience
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- (Band 8a) Undertaking psychological and neuropsychological assessment and interventions relevant to inpatient assessment and neurological rehabilitation
- (Band 8a) Working with a wide variety of patient groups within this specialism, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- (Band 8a) Representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
- (Band 8a) Working clinically in health and medical settings relevant to service area.
- (Band 8a) Working effectively with other professionals in multidisciplinary settings
- (Band 7) Experience of working in a physical health setting
- (Band 7) Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting
- (Band 7) Working with a wide variety of presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- (Band 7) Experience of working with patients across the lifespan
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- (Band 8a) Experience of MDT groupwork
Further Training
Essential
- (Band 8a) Further specialist training/ experience through having received extensive supervision of working as a specialist or highly specialist clinical psychologist
- (Band 7 & 8a) Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- (Band 8a) Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
- (Band 8a) Knowledge of legislation and national policies and guidance in relation to the patient group, and physical and mental health more broadly.
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, chronic or terminal illness, complex psychological or physical problems, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
- (Band 8a) High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- (Band 7) Experience of working with people affected by neuropsychological problems
- (Band 7) Specialist knowledge of neuropsychological, physical health and medical interventions relating to neurological and neuropsychological disorder
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment intervention and management.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Good time management and prioritisation skills
- (Band 7 & 8a) Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Positive attitude, sensitivity and commitment to working with the service's patient groups.
- (Band 8a) Skills in working with diversity.
- (Band 8a) Ability/skills in working through interpreters
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Ability to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis.
- (Band 7) Skills in working effectively with other professionals in multidisciplinary settings
- (Band 7) Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility at all levels of the organisation
Desirable
- (Band 8a) Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- (Band 8a) Experience of developing or transforming a service model
- (Band 7) Skills in the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological assessment tests.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- (Band 8a) Putting patients first in all aspects of the working environment
- (Band 8a) Respectful to patients, staff, colleagues and all internal and external contacts
- (Band 8a) Demonstrates ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility, including evaluation of own work and constant consideration of improvements in quality
- (Band 8a) Demonstrates unity with all colleagues
- (Band 8a) Proven track record of delivery against targets / objectives
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).
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).
