Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosciences
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 188-CL120824a
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £53,754.00 - £60,503.00 Per Annum Pro rata
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/01/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
Band 8a
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a full time Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology (Band 8A) to join the Clinical Neuropsychology service located in Victoria House at Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton Trust (UHS).
The highly regarded Neuropsychology service is part of the Wessex Neurological service which provides a range of neurological services for the Wessex region. The post holder will join an established well-integrated and valued neuropsychology team. The team presently provides diagnostic and support services across a range of clinics and acute wards at UHS. This is an amazing opportunity for the post holder to gain valuable experience of diagnostic assessments and therapeutic input for a broad spectrum of neurological conditions for both inpatients and outpatients at UHS. The post holder will also contribute to the awake craniotomy service. The post holder will work alongside a dynamic team of skilled clinical neuropsychologists and assistant clinical neuropsychologists working in a variety of interesting specialties across UHS.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The key areas the post holder is likely to be involved with include: the Epilepsy service, Cognitive service (early onset dementia), in-patient Stroke rehabilitation team, the awake craniotomy surgery service, HD and MS outpatient neurological service. The role will include direct and indirect clinical input to patients, their families and their carers’, in addition to attendance at MDTs. Opportunities are available to work on clinical research trials and in service audit. Regular supervision and peer support will be provided.
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who enjoys working as part of a team and is keen to learn. The successful candidate will, in collaboration with the Lead Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and the clinical team, provide detailed cognitive assessments and contribute to the provision of a high-quality evidence-based psychological service. Any prior experience of awake craniotomy surgery would be beneficial.
In order to be eligible for this post you must have successfully completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and have 2 years post qualification experience in a neuro and clinical setting.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Profession’s Council
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience
- Registration on the British Psychological Society’s Register of Applied Practice Supervisors (RAPPS)
- Post-Doctoral level training in Clinical Neuropsychology and eligible for registration on the British Psychological Society’s Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of 2 years.
- Experience of working in one or more of the following neuro relevant settings: a neuropsychology service, a Memory Assessment Service, an Older People’s Mental Health Service or an acute hospital neuro department or Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit.
- Experience of working within and actively participating in a team environment
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment
- Experienced in the application of advanced theoretical and experimental models from neuroscience, medicine and psychology in the administration of diagnostic procedures requiring resection, electrical stimulation, or sedation of the brain
- Knowledge of legislation and policy developments in the area of neurological and long-term conditions, capacity and consent.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision and teaching assistants and trainee psychologists.
- Undertaking or working towards the BPS Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology.
- Experience of representing the profession in a range of policy fora.
- Experienced in the application of advanced theoretical and experimental models from neuroscience, medicine and psychology in the administration of diagnostic procedures requiring resection, electrical stimulation, or sedation of the brain
- Working knowledge of the management and leadership frameworks of the NHS and BPS.
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential criteria
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological and psychological assessment and intervention
- A high-level ability to communicate (orally and in writing) to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings including clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
- Required to be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to people in a manner that overcomes potential barriers such as cognitive impairment, limited or no use of English or psychiatric conditions
- Will routinely be required to tolerate and manage cognitive confusion, impairments and disturbed behaviour associated with neuropsychological/neurological conditions.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non- professional groups
- Ability to develop and use complex multimedia materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to organise and plan assessments so that they can be undertaken by junior staff or by trainee Neuropsychologists
- Evidence of continued professional development as recommended by BPS and HCPC
- Ability to provide a culturally competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health
- Ability to work autonomously in community and hospital settings.
- Competence in the use of IT systems including NHS service delivery systems, statistical packages.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced knowledge of research design and methodology at a post-doctoral level appropriate for monitoring of service activity and outcomes and clinical audit including complex multivariate analytic techniques
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Astri Ablitt
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 023 81206577
- Additional information
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