Clinical Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Neuropsychology Service in the Shropshire Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team seeks an applied psychologist (clinical or counselling trained) to join the team. The postholder will handle a specialist caseload and advise/train colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.

Fit depends on an HCPC-eligible doctorate in clinical psychology and post-qualification experience in neuro rehabilitation, with involvement in supervision, audit and research.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology with HCPC eligibility.
• Post-qualification neuro rehabilitation experience.
• Continuing professional development in line with HCPC requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist caseload of adults with acquired brain injury and neurological conditions.
• Deliver psychological assessment and interventions for cognitive, emotional, behavioural and psychosocial change.
• Provide specialist psychological advice, consultation and training to the multidisciplinary team.
• Offer clinical and/or research supervision and support the development of peers and less experienced psychologists.
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
• Promote psychologically informed practice across the service.

Skills

Neuropsychology

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Research and audit

CPD planning

Education

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology

HCPC registration eligibility

Job description

The Neuropsychology Service in the Shropshire Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team needs an applied psychologist, clinical or counselling trained, to join its team. The postholder carries a specialist caseload, treating adults adjusting to acquired or traumatic brain injury and other neurological conditions, and advises and trains colleagues across the multidisciplinary team. The work also covers supervision, audit and research, alongside consultant clinical psychologists and neuro therapy colleagues. Fit depends on an HCPC-eligible doctorate in clinical psychology and post-qualification experience in neuro rehabilitation.

What the job involves

• Manage a specialist caseload of adults with acquired or traumatic brain injury and neurological conditions
• Deliver psychological assessment and therapeutic intervention for cognitive, emotional, behavioural and psychosocial change
• Provide specialist psychological advice, consultation and training to the multidisciplinary team and other professionals
• Offer clinical and/or research supervision and support the development of peers and less experienced psychologists
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit, research and policy development
• Promote psychologically informed practice across the service

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology, or equivalent for those trained before 1996, giving HCPC registration eligibility
• Further post-qualification training or short courses relevant to the post
• Continuing professional development in line with HCPC registration requirements

Experience

• Significant experience with a wide variety of clients with acquired neurological disorders across all care settings
• Post-qualification experience in neuro rehabilitation settings
• Supervising pre-qualification psychologists or non-psychological professionals
• Clinical working within multidisciplinary teams
• Audit, research or evaluation experience
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for a patient's psychological care and treatment

Skills & knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of adult neuro rehabilitation, including systemic issues and specialised psychological interventions
• Well-developed consultation skills across a variety of models with professional and non-professional groups
• Well-developed supervision skills with psychological and non-psychological colleagues
• Advanced oral and written communication of highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, families, carers and professionals
• Teaching and training using complex multimedia materials for public, professional and academic audiences
• Maintaining professionalism with highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse and threatened physical abuse

Other

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post