Assistant Psychologist/Rehabilitation Assistant

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health foundation trust in Cambridge is seeking an Assistant Psychologist/Rehabilitation Assistant to support an interdisciplinary team in providing specialist neurorehabilitation services for children with acquired brain injuries. The role includes contributing to neuropsychological assessments and assisting with rehabilitation interventions. Ideal candidates will have relevant academic qualifications and experience working with children in a healthcare setting. This is a full-time position based on-site.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team.
• Knowledge in neurorehabilitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Support neuropsychological assessments and interventions.
• Assist in clinically related administration.
• Contribute to rehabilitation packages for children.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessments

Interdisciplinary team support

Healthcare communication

Education

Relevant degree in psychology or related field

Job description

Assistant Psychologist/Rehabilitation Assistant

Assistant Psychologist/Rehabilitation Assistant

This post offers an exceptional opportunity to make a significant contribution to the development of a pioneering service offering specialist holistic neurorehabilitation to children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries. This is the first NHS service for this client group in the UK. The role is for a rehabilitation assistant/ assistant psychologist to support the interdisciplinary team including Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Neuropsychology and Psychology.

Based at Brookside, Trumpington Road, Cambridge and sharing close links with the Department of Psychological Medicine for Children Young People and Families at Cambridge University Hospital the service is also housed in the same building as the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, provided by Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

As a member of an 8 strong interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to the provision of highly specialist neuropsychological assessments and interventions for the individual cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs of children and young people with non-progressive brain injury, referred to the service from local, regional, national and international sources.

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of children within the service, across all sectors of care; contributing to neuropsychological interdisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation interventions under the supervision of a qualified registered psychologist and other therapists in the team, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

To assist in clinically related administration. This post is part of the interdisciplinary service commitment to deliver Rehabilitation Packages to children who have experience of acquired brain injuries.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Gemma Costello Job title: Clinical Lead, CCPNR Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01223 465212

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Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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  Health Care Provider

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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