Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology team. The department is based at Charing Cross teaching hospital and provides services to the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).
This post has been created as part of the continued development of the ICHNT stroke services, which builds on our existing input into the Hyperacute and Acute Stroke Units. You will join two existing stroke psychologists to further develop the psychology input into the stroke wards. This post provides opportunities for service development, staff consultation and training, and research and audit, as well as for direct clinical assessment and intervention. As well as inpatient ward work, the post offers the opportunity to be involved in an innovative outpatient follow-up clinic, which affords opportunities to provide comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and/or psychological interventions.
Main duties of the job
There are strong links to psychologists working in other parts of the stroke pathway including on a specialist neurorehabilitation ward, in community neurorehabilitation teams, and in outpatient settings, which provides opportunities for collaboration and shared learning. There is an active departmental CPD programme to support learning.
We are looking to recruit an HCPC-registered, highly specialist clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist with existing post-qualification experience of working in a directly relevant area.
About us
You will part of the Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology department, which currently consists of 20 whole time equivalent staff working across a broad range of medical and surgical specialties within ICHNT as well as in other hospital and community settings. The Department is a friendly, supportive place to work, which is committed to clinical supervision, continuing professional development and career progression. We have a strong record of supporting staff to complete the knowledge and practice components for entry onto the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists. The Department has excellent teaching and research links with Imperial College School of Medicine and the North London Clinical Psychology training courses.
This post would be suitable for a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist with suitable experience or as a specialist move for a recently qualified psychologist.
The post qualifies for the Inner London High Cost Area Supplement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialist neuropsychological assessments of inpatients outpatients with acute neurological conditions i.e. stroke. These assessments are based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including neuropsychological tests, medical records, self -report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, and others involved in the patients care. Neuropsychological assessments will, at times, need to be conducted using interpreters.
- On the basis of comprehensive neuropsychological assessment provide detailed interpretation and formulation within written reports to guide diagnosis and management of neurological conditions and advise on suitability for neurosurgical intervention.
- Develop, carry out or monitor management of neuropsychological interventions for patients with neurological disorders in conjunction with ward staff and/or other health professionals and to provide advice to patients, and their families or carers when appropriate, regarding managing neuropsychological difficulties.
- To formulate and implement plans for psychological intervention for a patients psychological difficulties and/or management of physical health problem based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, in inpatient and outpatient settings. Psychological interventions will, at times, need to be conducted using interpreters.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other health professionals contributing directly to patients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all patients within particular medical and surgical specialties within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of neuropsychological and psychological care by staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialist neuropsychological assessments of inpatients outpatients with acute neurological conditions i.e. stroke. These assessments are based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including neuropsychological tests, medical records, self -report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, and others involved in the patients care. Neuropsychological assessments will, at times, need to be conducted using interpreters.
- On the basis of comprehensive neuropsychological assessment provide detailed interpretation and formulation within written reports to guide diagnosis and management of neurological conditions and advise on suitability for neurosurgical intervention.
- Develop, carry out or monitor management of neuropsychological interventions for patients with neurological disorders in conjunction with ward staff and/or other health professionals and to provide advice to patients, and their families or carers when appropriate, regarding managing neuropsychological difficulties.
- To formulate and implement plans for psychological intervention for a patients psychological difficulties and/or management of physical health problem based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, in inpatient and outpatient settings. Psychological interventions will, at times, need to be conducted using interpreters.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other health professionals contributing directly to patients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all patients within particular medical and surgical specialties within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of neuropsychological and psychological care by staff
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Further training in an area particularly relevant to the assessment and intervention needs of patients with neurological conditions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology assessment and intervention with patients with neurological conditions.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for patients with physical health problems.
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Further training in an area particularly relevant to the assessment and intervention needs of patients with neurological conditions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology assessment and intervention with patients with neurological conditions.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for patients with physical health problems.
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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
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).
