Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist – Preceptorship Opportunity

Active Care Group Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

At Active Care Group, we believe that recovery is more than just a physical process—it's about rediscovering the passions that define us. Take Andrew, for example. After an Acute Ischaemic Stroke in March 2023, his future as an artist and tutor seemed uncertain. But through the compassionate care and support he received at Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, Andrew not only regained his strength but also reignited his love for art, even holding an exhibition on the ward. His journey culminated in ringing the Recovery Bell, symbolising his triumph over adversity.

Join Us in Making a Difference

If you’re passionate about helping individuals like Andrew reclaim their lives and identities, we invite you to join our team. At Active Care Group, we empower our colleagues to deliver patient-centred, innovative care. Your expertise and ideas are not just welcomed—they're vital to helping our patients succeed.

Why Work With Us?

Greater Autonomy and Flexibility: Say goodbye to the frustrations of bureaucracy. We empower our team to make swift, effective decisions that enhance patient care.

Specialised Neurorehabilitation Experience: Work in our renowned Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, where you’ll have the unique opportunity to develop specialist skills in clinical neuropsychology with support and guidance from two qualified Consultant Neuropsychologists.

Supportive, Multidisciplinary Team: Join a collaborative MDT that delivers high-quality, holistic care, prioritising the needs and rights of our patients.

Professional Growth and Development: We are committed to the continuing professional development of our team and offer full funding opportunities to complete the QiCN for those interested in progressing their neuropsychology career.

This is a full-time permanent position. For the preceptorship role, there will be a structured framework to acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience required to progress to Band 8a once competencies have been met. The post will provide an excellent opportunity to contribute to our growing and innovative neuropsychology department while working as part of a friendly and supportive team.

If you have a passion for neurological rehabilitation and a commitment to providing exceptional patient care, we’d love to hear from you!

What you'll be working:

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide specialist neuropsychological assessment and intervention for inpatients with neurological conditions (such as head injury, cerebral tumours and stroke)
• Develop, implement and monitor the effectiveness of rehabilitation and condition management programmes for patients with neuropsychological disorders
• Undertake assessment of capacity for individual patients and provide advice to other health professionals on psychological aspects of capacity assessment and appropriate means of enabling patients with reduced capacity to engage in informed decision making
• Develop, implement and monitor formal psychological intervention plans for a patient's emotional difficulties
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other health professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management
• Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other health professionals contributing directly to patients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, formulation and clinical interventions with patients, seeking appropriate supervision for clinical decision making
• Provide appropriate verbal and written symptom management advice to patients, their families or carers as appropriate
• With appropriate supervision, maintain and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing, and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with the BPS professional codes of practice and ACG policies and procedures
• Keep people safe from any harm and protect their human rights.

What you'll have:

• HCPC registration
• Enrolled or interested in post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology
• Experience of clinical practice within a neurological service setting at a pre or post-qualification level
• Band 8a candidates will require experience in carrying out and interpreting neuropsychological assessments
• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to effectively deliver complex and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers, and colleagues
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e-learning and face-to-face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group