Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Neuropsychologist (grade 8b) to join the Clinical Neuropsychology service at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE). The OCE is an NHSE Level 1 specialist in-patient rehabilitation unit serving the Wessex region. The post holder will join an established and well-integrated team of Clinical Neuropsychologists working at the OCE, where psychological input is highly valued. The OCE Neuropsychology team is part of the Oxford Psychological Medicine Centre that provides an integrated psychology and psychiatry service across the OUH Trust. The post holders will join a large team of clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists working in a range of specialities across the four OUH hospitals.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Neuropsychologist, who enjoys working as part of a team. You will, in collaboration with the Lead Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist for the in-patient service, another 8b Clinical Neuropsychologist and two assistant psychologists, contribute to the provision of a high-quality evidence-based psychological service to the in-patient neuro-rehabilitation team. The role will include direct clinical input to patients with the most complex levels of neurological disability and their families and carers, extensive working within the MDT, clinical supervision, teaching and staff training.
As such you should have significant experience of working within a neurorehabilitation / neuropsychology setting, be proficient in a wide range of neuropsychological assessments and delivering direct and indirect neuropsychological interventions in the context of an MDT. You will also have significant experience of managing complex clinical problems, including risk, mental capacity and behavioural assessments. This post will also offer opportunities for service development and service based research, audit and quality improvement.
Clinical supervision, peer support, and regular opportunities for CPD are valued and supported within our team. We have close links with the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and regularly provide specialist clinical placements and doctoral research supervision.
About us
The OCE is part of the Medicine, Rehabilitation and Cardiac Division and the Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation Directorate within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
For further information please contact Dr Ciara Preston, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Lead for OCE Inpatient Clinical Neuropsychology on ciara.preston@ouh.nhs.uk or 01865 737365 or Dr Audrey Daisley, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Lead for OCE Clinical Neuropsychology at audrey.daisley@ouh.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed outline of the main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed outline of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or a statement of equivalency in clinical psychology awarded by the BPS Committee for Scrutiny of Individual Clinical Qualifications (CSICQ) for those with qualifications obtained oversees
- Full member of the BPS Division of Neuropsychology
Desirable
- Post-doctoral and post graduate training/ study in neuropsychology or applied neuroscience
- Member of the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists held by the BPS.
Other
Essential
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering invited presentations at key neuropsychological conferences/meetings.
- Record of having published in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management with service users with complex neurological conditions.
- Highly -developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- 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.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in 'specific and difficult to treat' groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, functional overlay and/ or functional neurological conditions).
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in in-patient neuro-rehabilitation settings
- Experience of delivering direct and indirect highly specialist neuropsychological assessment and treatments.
- Experience of working with clients presenting with complex neuro-disability across the whole life course, and their families presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of applying the mental capacity act in the context of brain injury and management of risk
- Relevant post-qualification experience of providing clinical supervision of other clinical psychologists, including trainee and assistant psychologists in Clinical Neuropsychological practice.
- Experience of working within a MDT and chairing complex treatment planning / discharge meetings with team member and patients.
Desirable
- Evidence of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in outpatient or community-based neuropsychology services.
- Evidence of experience in service development within neuro rehabilitation service contexts
Personal
Essential
- Ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with acquired brain injuries and their families.
- Is a team player and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives.
- Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation services and to outside agencies.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and to reflect on and manage own emotions and those of others when faced with highly distressing circumstances and situations on a frequent basis.
- Adaptable and able to work flexibly when required (e.g. in the light of service priorities) Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently, and with initiative in circumstances where the post holder has discretion to work within team and Trust policies, service principles, professional codes of practice and other appropriate parameters, and to determine how objectives agreed with manager are best achieved.
- Capacity for tolerating frustration, change and high levels of demand with an ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to accept and use clinical supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of managing complex ethical and treatment issues in the context of neuropsychological rehabilitation
- Evidence of experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the psychological care and treatment of referred clients and of supervising MDT members whilst carrying responsibility for the psychological aspects for the MDT care plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or a statement of equivalency in clinical psychology awarded by the BPS Committee for Scrutiny of Individual Clinical Qualifications (CSICQ) for those with qualifications obtained oversees
- Full member of the BPS Division of Neuropsychology
Desirable
- Post-doctoral and post graduate training/ study in neuropsychology or applied neuroscience
- Member of the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists held by the BPS.
Other
Essential
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering invited presentations at key neuropsychological conferences/meetings.
- Record of having published in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management with service users with complex neurological conditions.
- Highly -developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- 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.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in 'specific and difficult to treat' groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, functional overlay and/ or functional neurological conditions).
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in in-patient neuro-rehabilitation settings
- Experience of delivering direct and indirect highly specialist neuropsychological assessment and treatments.
- Experience of working with clients presenting with complex neuro-disability across the whole life course, and their families presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of applying the mental capacity act in the context of brain injury and management of risk
- Relevant post-qualification experience of providing clinical supervision of other clinical psychologists, including trainee and assistant psychologists in Clinical Neuropsychological practice.
- Experience of working within a MDT and chairing complex treatment planning / discharge meetings with team member and patients.
Desirable
- Evidence of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in outpatient or community-based neuropsychology services.
- Evidence of experience in service development within neuro rehabilitation service contexts
Personal
Essential
- Ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with acquired brain injuries and their families.
- Is a team player and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives.
- Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation services and to outside agencies.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and to reflect on and manage own emotions and those of others when faced with highly distressing circumstances and situations on a frequent basis.
- Adaptable and able to work flexibly when required (e.g. in the light of service priorities) Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently, and with initiative in circumstances where the post holder has discretion to work within team and Trust policies, service principles, professional codes of practice and other appropriate parameters, and to determine how objectives agreed with manager are best achieved.
- Capacity for tolerating frustration, change and high levels of demand with an ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to accept and use clinical supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of managing complex ethical and treatment issues in the context of neuropsychological rehabilitation
- Evidence of experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the psychological care and treatment of referred clients and of supervising MDT members whilst carrying responsibility for the psychological aspects for the MDT care plan.
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).
