Job Description
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist (Band 7 preceptorship or Band 8a depending on experience) to join our Neuropsychology Department at the renowned Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre.
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 develop specialist skills in clinical neuropsychology, and you will play an important role in our growing and innovative neuropsychology department, working as part of a friendly and supportive team.
Minutes away from the pretty cafes and boutiques of leafy Greenwich, the Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre is comprised of two inpatient wards; a Level 1C highly specialist ward for patients with cognitive and behavioural difficulties following brain injury and a Level 2A ward for patients with higher physical dependency as well as cognitive and behavioural needs.
You will be working as part of a wider, highly experienced and passionate multidisciplinary team (neurorehabilitation medicine, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy, social activities coordinators) where you will develop complex clinical reasoning in regard to assessment, formulation, and rehabilitation.
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. We also offer a flexible working approach with some opportunities to work from home depending on service need.
If you are passionate about neurological rehabilitation, delivering high-quality patient care, and enjoy working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, we want 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 provide advice to other health professionals 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.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings.
- 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 committed employer.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays.
- Birthday off.
- 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.