Clinical Neuropsychologist (Band 8C - Entry Level)

NHS Jobs; Leicester; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid training

Paid DBS

Free parking

Courtesy meals & refreshments while on

NHS Discount (Blue Light Card)

Cycle to Work scheme

Opportunities to progress and develop

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is seeking a confident Clinical Neuropsychologist (Band 8C) to join Woodrow House, working 24 hours a week. The role focuses on providing high-quality neuropsychology services, supervising assistant psychologists, and developing service governance.

You will deliver complex assessments, formulations and intervention plans, work within a MDT, support staff, and drive outcomes through audit and outcome measures while ensuring DBS checks are completed.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Clinical/Neuropsychologist eligible to practice in the UK.
• Experience delivering trauma-informed care.
• Experience with complex mental health needs and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex psychological and neuropsychological assessments and formulations.
• Carry a caseload and coordinate MDT assessments.
• Supervise Assistant Psychologists and support CPD.
• Develop governance, audit and outcomes for the Neuropsychology service.

Skills

HCPC registration

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Trauma-informed care

Mental health experience

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Clinical Neuropsychologist (Band 8C - Entry Level)

We are looking for a confident Clinical Neuropsychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care.You'll be working 24 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Woodrowe House.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for a confident Clinical Neuropsychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 24 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Woodrow House.

As a Clinical Neuropsychologist you will be responsible for the vision, planning and service development of the psychology service ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality specialist Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology service to service users at Cygnet Woodrowe House.

Your Day-to-Day...

Working closely with the wider Neuropsychiatric MDT staff at Cygnet Woodrowe House to provide innovative psychological thinking, perspective taking and clinical decision making.

Completing and delivering complex psychological and neuropsychological assessments, formulations and intervention plans, carry their own caseload, co-ordinate joint MDT assessment and co-working where appropriate.

Teaching and supporting care staff and contribute to their Continued Professional Development.

Leading on the service in collecting and evaluating of outcome measures.

Working autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.

Developing audit, outcome measurement a nd analysis of key performance indicators for the Neuropsychology service at Cygnet Woodrowe House. To regularly and actively manage performance against targets for Neuropsychology.

Ensuring systems are in place for the clinical supervision and support for Assistant Psychologists working into the neuropsychology service and reflective practice for all staff as appropriate.

As a HCPC Registered Psychologist, you will have a pivotal role in the training and clinical supervision of Assistant Psychologists and the APDP programme provided by Cygnet.

We are looking for someone who is...

A HCPC registered Clinical/Neuro Psychologist

Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Experience in the delivery of trauma informed care

Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs

Capable of working with difficulties such as physical & verbal aggression, history of offending, drug and alcohol problems and self-harm

The person must have up to date knowledge around various different psychological models applicable to this clinical population, and various models of team working for neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioural rehabilitation.

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

Salary: £47,700 per annum

Fully paid training

Paid DBS

Free parking

Courtesy meals & refreshments while on shift

NHS Discount (Blue Light Card)

Cycle to Work scheme

Opportunities to progress and develop

Please note, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next?

If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.