Band 8a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist
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Job summary
Are you a Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist interested in working with stroke and other neurological conditions? Come and work with us on 6 South at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH), Hampstead
This post offers neuropsychology input to the acute stroke and neurology unit on 6 South, providing a specialist clinical psychology/neuropsychology service to patients alongside medical, nursing and therapy colleagues within the MDT.
Main duties of the job
Clinical work on 6 South includes brief assessment, rehabilitation and systemic work with individuals, families and wider social networks affected by recent stroke and neurological conditions, with consultation, training and guidance to the wider team and networks around the person integral to the role. The postholder will also offer consultation input to Neuro REACT, an inreach MDT supporting neurorehabilitation for patients on outlier wards, or who need high intensity input. Clinical supervision is provided by the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist also based at RFH.
Wider roles and opportunities include design, delivery and evaluation of service development initiatives (including groups), audit/research, teaching/training sessions, and supervision of qualified and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
We welcome informal conversations and visits from any interested applicant.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-Graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the BPS
- Valid professional registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Working towards registration on Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Enrolled on a course of study and supervision leading to eligibility for the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN)
Experience
Essential
- Post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological assessment
- Post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological intervention
- Experience of working within a neurological MDT
- Experience in the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of conducting complex assessments with interpreters
- Experience of working with other agencies on clinical care, including statutory and voluntary sector organisations
Desirable
- Experience in similar settings (e.g., ASU, inpatient)
- Experience of supervising and line managing others
- Experience of working with other agencies on service or organisational delivery across providers, including statutory and voluntary sector organisation
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working with behaviours that challenge others
Desirable
- Experience of conducting mental capacity assessments
- Experience of conducting neuropsychological assessment with interpreters
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