Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for either a newly qualified band 7 clinical psychologist looking for a post with potential career progression or for an established band 8a principal clinical psychologist to join our Early Supported Discharge for Stoke (ESD) team and The Stroke Unit (TSU) at Hillingdon Hospital. This is a new post and we are restructuring the way we deliver psychological services to stroke survivors in the hospital and community.
Our ESD and TSU teams are well established, providing multi-disciplinary rehabilitation to people with stroke injuries across North-West London. Psychology is well integrated within these services and assessments and interventions are conducted as part of holistic and goal orientated rehabilitation. The ESD team consists of medical consultant, clinical nurse specialist, physiotherapy, SaLT, OT and rehab support workers. The ESD consultant also works in TSU which has recently moved into a brand-new building.
The successful applicant will provide high quality neuropsychological assessment, psychological interventions and consultancy. As a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, there will also be opportunities for indirect working, in the provision of support for families and group-based interventions.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed clinical psychologist to join our well-established multidisciplinary teams in ESD and TSU at either band 7 or band 8a. Applications are encouraged from newly qualified, or soon-to-qualify, psychologists who could progress from Band 7 preceptorship to Band 8a in this post. For preceptorship posts there is dedicated CPD time to further develop specialist clinical skills.
You will have an interest in assessment and remediation of cognitive and communication disorders following stroke injury and participation in service development in neuropsychology across NW London in the acute sector as well as in the community.
You will receive regular individual supervision and support from the clinical neuropsychologist within the neuro-rehab service who is working towards obtaining the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QICN).
About us
Personal and professional development is a high priority for CNWL. We have our own Psychological Professions Workforce Development team that provide excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our therapists reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and evidence-based practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities and our CNWL Research Network.
The Hillingdon Clinical Health Psychology department has 15 staff members and has clinical psychologists employed specifically for CFS / ME, chronic pain, obstetrics & gynaecology, oncology & palliative care, neuro-rehab, staff support, ICU and respiratory services. The department is part of a large (50+) multi-speciality Hillingdon Psychology service and has good links with the CNWL Trustwide Psychological Professions teams across London, Milton Keynes and Surrey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the provision of a specialist clinical psychology service to adults, their families and carers, referred to the Stroke Unit and ESD Rehabilitation Service.
To provide specialist psychological/neuropsychological assessment, formulation and therapy for complex cases within the service. This will be based upon clinical psychology, clinical health psychology, and neuropsychological theory and practice.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
To promote good practice in psychological care for people with stroke and contribute to the optimum management of patient care, including the provision of teaching and training and support to staff in the psychological aspects of neurological disorders, neuropsychological sequalae and long term disability.
Support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other team members who provide psychologically based care and treatment, and offer specialist advice and consultation on patients psychological assessment and care to non-psychology colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the provision of a specialist clinical psychology service to adults, their families and carers, referred to the Stroke Unit and ESD Rehabilitation Service.
To provide specialist psychological/neuropsychological assessment, formulation and therapy for complex cases within the service. This will be based upon clinical psychology, clinical health psychology, and neuropsychological theory and practice.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
To promote good practice in psychological care for people with stroke and contribute to the optimum management of patient care, including the provision of teaching and training and support to staff in the psychological aspects of neurological disorders, neuropsychological sequalae and long term disability.
Support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other team members who provide psychologically based care and treatment, and offer specialist advice and consultation on patients psychological assessment and care to non-psychology colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology Or Post-graduate level training in an evidence based psychological therapy AND Accredited by BABCP
Desirable
- Pre/Post-qualification training and qualifications in neuropsychology, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Post-graduate research experience and skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course 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.
- Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 2 years, or an alternative agreed by the Chief Psychologist.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a neuro-rehabilitaiton setting
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology to different cultural contexts
- Experience of managing waiting lists and service information requirements.
Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology Or Post-graduate level training in an evidence based psychological therapy AND Accredited by BABCP
Desirable
- Pre/Post-qualification training and qualifications in neuropsychology, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Post-graduate research experience and skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course 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.
- Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 2 years, or an alternative agreed by the Chief Psychologist.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a neuro-rehabilitaiton setting
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology to different cultural contexts
- Experience of managing waiting lists and service information requirements.
Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
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).
