Job summary
Job title: Clinical Psychologist for Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation
Salary: Band 8a
Job type: Permanent
Full time (0.5 WTE) -18.75 hours per week
Main duties of the job
We are delighted to offer the exciting opportunity for a clinical psychologist specialising in neuropsychology to work in Haringey stroke and neuro-rehabilitation services. As a senior member of the MDT holding leadership responsibilities, there will be opportunities to develop the role of neuropsychology within the wider MDT. The post involves close working with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, and rehabilitation assistants. Strong communication and team-working skills are essential. The successful candidate will have post-qualification clinical and consulting experience in the area of neuropsychology. The post-holder will also be part of a small but supportive neuropsychology team which supports learning, creative working and service development. You will work with another B8a clinical psychologist under the supervision and support of the lead clinical neuropsychologist for Whittington Health. The teams value and celebrate diversity and welcome candidates from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
About us
You will have access to NLFT (previously known as Camden & Islington Foundation NHS Trust) CPD events and we are happy to provide supervision and support to those undertaking the TiCN/QiCN. Please note that although this role is employed by NLFT you will be working in Haringey for Whittington Health.
Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?
We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme
- We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To provide specialist neuropsychological assessments of referred clients, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
- To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and their families to provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service.
- To provide specialist neuropsychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.
- To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
- To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.
- To undertake responsibilities as a member of the multi-professional Community Rehabilitation Team, including attending team meetings.
- To liaise with specialist units around the country with whom Islington patients are placed, monitoring the rehabilitation programmes provided in the units and planning for discharge back to local services.
Teaching, training, and supervision - To provide professional and clinical supervision of trainee psychologists and, where required, assistant psychologists.
- To continue to develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical and/or other applied psychologists, as appropriate.
- To provide supervision to other professional groups as appropriate (e.g. occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants).
- Management, policy and service development.
- To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
- To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
- To manage the workloads of trainee psychologists and, where required, of assistant psychologists, within the framework of the services policies and procedures.
- To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists.
Research and service evaluation
- To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
- To undertake project management, including audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help develop and evaluate service provision.
- To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To provide specialist neuropsychological assessments of referred clients, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
- To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and their families to provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service.
- To provide specialist neuropsychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.
- To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
- To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.
- To undertake responsibilities as a member of the multi-professional Community Rehabilitation Team, including attending team meetings.
- To liaise with specialist units around the country with whom Islington patients are placed, monitoring the rehabilitation programmes provided in the units and planning for discharge back to local services.
Teaching, training, and supervision - To provide professional and clinical supervision of trainee psychologists and, where required, assistant psychologists.
- To continue to develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical and/or other applied psychologists, as appropriate.
- To provide supervision to other professional groups as appropriate (e.g. occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants).
- Management, policy and service development.
- To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
- To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
- To manage the workloads of trainee psychologists and, where required, of assistant psychologists, within the framework of the services policies and procedures.
- To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists.
Research and service evaluation
- To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
- To undertake project management, including audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help develop and evaluate service provision.
- To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the HCPC.
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical psychologist or a counselling psychologist
Desirable
- Training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Completion of substantial post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical NHS experience working with clients in the area of neuro-rehabilitation/assessment
- Experience of working as a psychologist within a neuro multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention with people with neurological conditions.
- Further training (to include CPD events) in the application of clinical neuropsychology
Skills and abilities
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
- Skills in the use of methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management
Desirable
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the HCPC.
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical psychologist or a counselling psychologist
Desirable
- Training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Completion of substantial post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical NHS experience working with clients in the area of neuro-rehabilitation/assessment
- Experience of working as a psychologist within a neuro multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention with people with neurological conditions.
- Further training (to include CPD events) in the application of clinical neuropsychology
Skills and abilities
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
- Skills in the use of methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management
Desirable
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
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).
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).
