Clinical Neuropsychologist (Band 8b)

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Clinical Neuropsychologist to work within our friendly pschology team at Airedale General Hospital. The team consists of Clinical Psychologists working in a number of specialities in medical psychology, ICU, neonates and paediatrics as well as neuropsychology, an Assistant Psychologist and our admin support team.

The role is varied across a diversity of patients' clinical presentations, and is supported by an experienced, qualified colleague and a highly trained Assistant Psychologist working permanently into the service. Clinical work includes formal cognitive assessment and rehabilitation advice, adapted psychological therapy , adjustment to illness, consultation, teaching and support to other professionals.

We would welcome any prospective candidates to contact us to arrange a visit to our department and meet the team.

Main duties of the job

This is a very exciting opportunity for an experiencedNeuropsychologist to contribute to the provision of theneuropsychology outpatients service for neurology patients inAiredale NHS Foundation Trust. The role is varied across a diversity of patients' clinical presentations, and is supported by an experienced, qualified colleague and a highly trainedassistant psychologist working permanently into the service.Clinical work includes formal cognitive assessment andrehabilitation advice, adapted psychological therapy ,adjustment to illness, consultation, teaching and support toother professionals.The Neuropsychology Outpatients section is a coherent andsupportive team within a friendly and caring HealthcarePsychology department. The service is based at AiredaleHospital, which serves the Airedale/Wharfedale/Craven districtof Yorkshire. We are an innovative, growing service withstrong links to other West Yorkshire Clinical HealthPsychology services. We regularly have trainees onplacement - primarily from the doctoral training course atLeeds University. We strongly support CPD and reflectivepractice.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist neuropsychological and psychological assessments of neurology patients, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex psychological data from a variety of sources including neuropsychological and psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To formulate, develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of patients neuropsychological and/or mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models, and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

To provide highly specialised psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.

To ensure that all relevant professionals have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding and care of clients of the service.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management with reference to deliberate self-harm.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients under their care and to monitor and evaluate progress during both uni- and multidisciplinary care.

To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by other relevant professionals.

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Person Specification

• Post-graduate Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Further specialist training in the assessment and treatment of neurological disorders presenting with the full range of clinical severity through formal post - doctoral training (diploma or equivalent) or a combination of specialist short courses together with an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning as assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equivalent level to a postgraduate diploma.
• Completion of formal training in clinical supervision.
• HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist

Experience

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
• Substantial experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist, with experience as a senior psychologist and substantial evidence of working (post-qualification) within a Neuropsychological setting.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
• Experience of teaching, training and of providing clinical supervision to psychologists and other healthcare professionals
• Substantial experience of working in an adult neuropsychological setting postdoctoral qualification
• Experience of contributing directly to the processes of service development and policy implementation
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.

Knowledge and skills

• High level skills in providing consultation to professional and nonprofessional groups within and outside the NHS.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of neuropsychological assessment and treatment.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• High level skills in the assessment and management of risk
• High level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Skills in the interpretation of service policy and professional guidance and clinical governance in relation to clinical, professional and managerial practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pro rata per annum