Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist

Job summary

Band 7 Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist 0.5 WTE

The stroke neuropsychology service contributes specialist neuro-rehabilitation to adults who have suffered a stroke. Input is provided across the patient's recovery pathway, from acute inpatient ward, to rehabilitation unit, and into the community.

The postholder will provide psychological and neuropsychological assessment, intervention, rehabilitation, and consultation services to client's referred to the stroke neuropsychology service from within the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) stroke pathway.

You will ideally have clinical experience in the assessment and management of patients experiencing cognitive and physical impairments and subsequent difficulties in function following an acute neurological event such as stoke, traumatic and acquired brain injury, or other neurological conditions.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with complex needs. The work is varied, challenging and rewarding.

You will work alongside other Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists in the stroke service and will be part of the wider stroke MDTs embedded within the BNSSG stroke pathway.

If you are interested in learning more about this post, please contact Dr Branwen Major (Consultant Neuropsychologist) on 0117 414 0456.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is responsible for delivering a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation and therapy service to the Stroke Rehabilitation Pathway.
• The post holder is responsible for providing effective and timely communication at all levels (patients, families, multi-disciplinary team, referring agents and external agencies) as appropriate and according to clinical judgement, via the provision of individual sessions, the provision of formal reports and attendance at multi-professional clinical meetings.
• The post holder will liaise directly with colleagues within the service and external agencies regarding the neuropsychological issues and management of patients referred, to include medical colleagues, nursing colleagues, therapists, social services, other government agencies and employers/educational establishments as relevant.
• The post holder will manage, plan and prioritise his or her clinical caseload under guidance from the Clinical Lead.
• The post holder will keep up to date with the evidence base for brain injury rehabilitation, advise the Clinical Lead on potential new initiative and treatment approaches, and contribute to in-house multidisciplinary training.
• The post holder will be professionally accountable for his/her own work while obtaining supervision from a senior Clinical Neuropsychologist.

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

The postholder will be part of the Department of Neuropsychology, which is a large neuropsychology department providing an array of services within the neurosciences across the pathway of care.The department works in partnership with the University of Bristol in the delivery of Clinical Neuropsychology training.