Band 7 Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Edgware; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a qualified (or soon to be qualified) Clinical Psychologist interested in working in physical health or neuropsychology and rehabilitation? Do you enjoy working within skilled and enthusiastic interdisciplinary teams who value clinical psychology and hold the wellbeing of their clients at the centre of their rehabilitation? Come and work with us at the Royal Free Neurological Centre in Edgware, North London. This is a full-time role in our 14 bedded level 2 neurorehabilitation unit which offers bespoke, goal-centred rehabilitation to people following stroke, brain injury and other neurological conditions. Clinical psychology is an essential and highly valued part of the dedicated and knowledgeable interdisciplinary teams. The NRC has a small clinical psychology team and clinical supervision will be provided by the 8b principal clinical psychologist working on the unit and there are also opportunities to work with an experienced clinical psychologist in the co-located community neuro team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in Neurorehabilitation and multidisciplinary working. Although this post is advertised full-time, flexible working patterns are available and part-time hours may be considered for those with experience in these settings. We welcome informal conversations and visits from any interested applicant.

Main duties of the job

Direct clinical work includes assessment, rehabilitation and therapy with individuals, families and wider social networks, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches guided by client needs. There are opportunities to deliver group interventions to support recovery, adjustment and coping following a neurological injury or diagnosis. Consultation and guidance to the wider team and networks around the person affected is an integral part of the role, as is close joint working in support of patients' goals. You will have opportunities to have input into service development, QI, teaching and training sessions. No two days are the same! You join a neuropsychology team based in the Neurosciences Directorate of the Royal Free London NHS Hospitals Trust. Our ethos is for every member of the team to grow as a clinician, a leader and to be supported to maintain their wellbeing. We meet regularly for journal clubs, complex case discussions and teaching and welcome colleagues bringing their own areas of specialist interest or skills into our team. Clinical supervision is provided by experienced, senior clinical neuropsychologists, and part-funding and supervision is available for colleagues wishing to pursue the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN). We have close links with the North Thames DClinPsy training courses and encourage colleagues to participate in developing future clinical neuropsychologists by offering placements, and mentorship.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. As a clinician you will be embedded within your MDT and the neuropsychology department and simultaneously also belong to a group of over 40 Psychological Therapies & Counselling (PT&C) colleagues who work within a variety of medical specialties across the Trust (including Cancer & Palliative Care, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, HIV, ICU, Immunology and Rare Disease, Nephrology and Liver Transplantation, Neurology, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Respiratory, and Women's Health). Priorities for the PT&C leads are ensuring each clinician has the support necessary for their role, including access to varied specialist supervision, line management and professional development. They actively work to create a PT&C community that encourages dialogue, learning from each other and mutual support, and showcasing good practice, innovation, and research. We welcome new staff who share our values of working together and supporting each other to join us in the PT&C community.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Please apply if you have the relevant skills and experience to meet the person specification.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Post-graduate training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society
• Valid professional registration with Health Care Professions Council
• Post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation
• Enrolled on, or keen to pursue, a course of study and supervision leading to eligibility for the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN)

Experience

• Experience in using and interpreting psychometric neuropsychological tests
• Experience of working with patients with acquired and/or progressive neurological conditions with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working across a range of settings including community, out-patient and in-patient
• Experience in the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of working with other agencies on clinical care, including statutory and voluntary sector organisations
• Experience of working within an inpatient neurorehabilitation setting
• Experience of working with people with challenging behaviour
• Experience of teaching and training other psychologists and MDT colleagues
• Experience of conducting complex assessments with interpreters
• Experience of supervising and line managing others
• Experience of service development and evaluation

Skills

• Knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and neuropsychological tests and assessment procedures
• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
• Skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
• Awareness of legislation in relation to the patient group, and NHS
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the Health and Care Professions Council
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Self-motivated
• Ability to work constructively under pressure
• Positive attitude to this work
• Demonstrable commitment to multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency work

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.

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS