Assistant Psychologist Band 5

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the neurology directorate. We looking to recruit an assistant psychologist in order to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the neuropsychological diagnostic service and neurorehabilitation service, across all sectors of care; providing neuropsychological assessment and neuropsychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical neuropsychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified neuropsychologist and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. The post holder will also be required to assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of the CNCHP Department. The Department provides neuropsychology services in acute, tertiary, day/out-patient and community rehabilitation settings for clients with acquired neurological disorders, their families and carers. The Assistant Psychologist plays an important role in supporting service delivery by undertaking neuropsychological assessments and delivering structured interventions to manage the emotional, behavioural and cognitive consequences of acquired neurological conditions. The post holder will work under the supervision of the Lead Clinical Psychologist, and alongside a multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Specialist Nurses, a Dietician, and Rehabilitation Assistants.

The role provides a rich array of clinical experience, and experience of multidisciplinary working. You will also be part of the wider Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Health Psychology Department comprising of Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Health Psychologists, Neuropsychologists, and Assistant Psychologists across St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with regular opportunities for training and networking. The role is well suited for someone hoping to obtain a place on Clinical Psychology Training.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.