Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 160-6475520
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The Walton Centre is seeking two permanent Band 7 Clinical Psychologists to provide psychological support to patients and families within the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network. The CMRN holds an outstanding reputation for the delivery of specialist rehabilitation services across a pathway from hyper-acute to community services. The CMRN uniquely provides support to a diverse range of individuals with complex physical and/or brain injuries, based upon patient need, rather than diagnosis.
The post holder would join an established, warm and supportive network-wide Psychology team, led by a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with QiCN registration.
The post holders will be either based in one of our
Community Specialist Rehabilitation Teams or covering a Level 2 spoke unit (to be confirmed at interview pending suitability and experience).
Psychological input is extremely varied and can include direct work with patients and families, including therapeutic work, neuropsychological assessment and working as part of a highly skilled clinical team. There is the opportunity to draw from a number of psychological models. There is a strong emphasis on person centred approaches and MDT consultation/systemic work.
The post provides opportunity for development in neuropsychological working, with access to specialist supervision with a QCiN registered Consultant Neuropsychologist, where required.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical and neuropsychological input for patients with complex rehabilitation needs as a part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN). To conduct specialist neuropsychological and psychological assessments with patients and manage own specialist caseload. To deliver evidence-based interventions based upon clinical formulation. To engage in effective MDT working and provide consultation and support to other clinical members of the team, where required. To work autonomously within the professional guideline and undertake regular supervision, with the opportunity for clinical supervision of others.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for the main duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctor of Clinical Psychology as accredited by HCPC including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology
- Competence in two or more distinct psychological approaches to assessment, formulation and treatment.
- Registration with The Health & Care Professions Council as a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of Neuropsychological assessment and intervention with neurological conditions/acquired brain injury
- Possess communication skills to convey sensitive information.
- Significant experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- Ability to work cohesively with a wider MDT
- Able to use clinical judgement to assess clinical risk and patient safety.
- Possess and apply advanced range of psychological theories in the areas of health psychology, clinical psychology counselling psychology and Neuropsychology.
- Ability to identify and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and facilitating clinical supervision.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.
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 Lauren Hampson
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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