Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical psychology 7/8a (developmental role)
- Grade
- Band 7/8a (developmental role)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-6380480
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edgware
- Town
- Burnt Oak Broadway
- Salary
- £49,178 - £62,785 per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist
Band 7/8a (developmental role)
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
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Job overview
7/8a (developmental role) Are you a Clinical Psychologist interested in working across neuropsychology specialties? Come and work with us at the Royal Free Neurological Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in Edgware, North London.
This is a recently redesigned post based full-time at the NRC that is ideally suited to a colleague pursuing or considering neuropsychology training, providing a specialist clinical psychology/neuropsychology service to patients living in the community in London borough of Barnet .
The role is within the Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (CNCMT) at the Neurological rehabilitation Centre ( NRC ) : this is an established and innovative team providing multi-disciplinary rehabilitation and disability management interventions for adults of all ages living in Barnet with a range of acquired and progressive neurological conditions . It is based at the NRC , Edgware where there are excellent facilities for outpatient and remote assessments .
While this post is advertised as an 8a , we are open to current B7 applicants or current trainees to undertake this as as a development / preceptorship post with support from a principal Clinical psychologist to develop required competencies to progress to a 8a within an agreed period of time .
Main duties of the job
Clinical work in the CNCMT includes assessment, rehabilitation and therapies with individuals, families and wider social networks, with consultation, training and guidance to the wider team and networks around the person affected as an integral part of the role. In Outpatients, clinical work focuses on neuropsychological assessments contributing to diagnosis (e.g., dementia diagnosis and sub-typing) and/or treatment (e.g., monitoring outcomes post-treatment). Clinical supervision is provided by the Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist at the NRC.
Wider roles and opportunities include design, delivery and evaluation of service development initiatives (including groups), audit/research, teaching/training sessions, and supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists
Working for our organisation
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, the neuropsychology department and a group of over 40 Psychological Therapies, Neuropsychology & Counselling (PTNC) colleagues who work within a variety of medical specialties across the Trust. You will participate in and contribute to neuropsychology journal clubs and complex case discussions, as well as with the wider PTNC network, through which you can access group supervision in a range of models (schema-focused, narrative, ACT/CFT, and EMDR). Supervision and funding towards neuropsychology training (e.g., QiCN) is available. We actively work to create a 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 PTNC community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We welcome informal conversations and visits from any interested applicant.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level 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.
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation
- Enrolled on a course of study and supervision leading to eligibility for the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN)
- Entered (or eligible to be) on the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists, or willing to work towards this.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level 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.
- Experience of working with people with behaviours that challenge
- Experience in the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working collaboratively with medical colleagues (i.e., neurologists, psychiatrists) regarding patient care
- Experience of working with other agencies on service or organisational delivery across providers, including statutory and voluntary sector organisations
Desirable criteria
- Enrolled on a course of study and supervision leading to eligibility for the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN)
- Entered (or eligible to be) on the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists, or willing to work towards this.
- Experience of working within an community neurorehabilitation setting
- Experience of working in a diagnostic or memory assessment service, and providing reports to support this process
- Experience of teaching and training other psychologists and MDT colleagues
- Experience of conducting complex assessments with interpreters
- Experience of working with other agencies on clinical care, including statutory and voluntary sector organisations
- Experience of supervising and line managing others
- Experience of service development and evaluation
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 Louise Fraser
- Job title
- Principal neuropsychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 00203 7582465
- Additional information
Laura Williams
Community Neurological Conditions clinical team lead
0203 7582465
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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