Clinical Psychologist/Specialist Psychological Practitioner

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join their neuropsychology service. This full-time, fixed-term role offers a chance to work within a collaborative and supportive environment, providing specialist assessments and therapies for patients with neurological conditions. Successful candidates will benefit from various work-life balance initiatives and professional development opportunities within the NHS framework, ensuring a fulfilling career in a diverse and inclusive setting.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in delivering psychological therapy.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong skills in assessment and formulation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialised psychological assessments using various measures.
• Provide neuropsychological assessments for adults in neurosciences.
• Formulate and implement evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Manage risk assessment and provide advice on psychological risk management.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Specialised psychological assessments

Neuropsychological assessment

Psychological intervention formulation

Risk assessment and management

Education

Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist or Specialist Practitioner Psychologist to work as part of the neuropsychology service within the Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust. This is a fixed term post for 5.5 months, full-time though we will consider application for part time hours. The role will work in our neuropsychology outpatients department. The posts will provide an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills in working with people with neurological conditions., The successful candidate will work as part of a friendly and supportive team, with embedded admin support. The department comprises clinical psychologists, counsellors, and specialist psychotherapists working into a range of specialities including Neuropsychology, Spinal, Pain, Burns, Oncology and Palliative Care Services. We actively encourage and support supervision, CPD and service-related research.,

• To carry out specialised psychological assessments using a range of measures (interview, standardised questionnaires, rating scales, observation) of patients who have highly complex medical and psychological histories, in order to arrive at a formulation of need.
• Where appropriate to the psychological profession, to provide specialist neuropsychological assessment of adults within the neurosciences service, utilising information from a broad range of standardised psychometric tests, case history and clinical interview and integrating it into a neuropsychological formulation of the client and the psychosocial environment drawing on a range of psychological and neuropsychological theoretical perspectives.
• To formulate and implement psychological intervention based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients presentation, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant individual patients and to provide both general and specialist advice for psychologists and other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
• To carry out such other duties as the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Service may reasonably request.
• To contribute to service-wide culture and practice of continuous improvement Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

  We welcome applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated and resourceful individuals with strong skills in delivering psychological therapy and in working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.

  We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

  As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.