Principal Stroke Psychologist/Neuropsychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Season ticket loans

NHS staff discounts

Buying and selling annual leave scheme

Opportunity to work bank shifts

Salary sacrifice (lease cars)

Cycle to Work

Flexible working requests

CPD opportunities

Robust supervision & appraisal

Résumé du poste

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a principal psychologist to lead its stroke psychology service within Mid Essex Stroke Services. The role involves one-to-one and group work with stroke survivors and families, multidisciplinary collaboration, and supervisory duties across wards, clinics, home visits, and remote care.

The post requires doctoral-level training with HCPC equivalence and HCPC registration.

Qualifications

• Completed doctoral level training with HCPC equivalence.
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
• Experience with physical health conditions and supervision of staff.
• Demonstrated leadership in service development or change.

Responsabilités

• Lead the stroke psychology service as part of the senior leadership team.
• Deliver one-to-one and group interventions for stroke survivors and families.
• Carry out neuropsychological assessment and formulate rehabilitation plans.
• Collaborate with MDTs, provide consultation and training.
• Supervise qualified and non-qualified staff and drive service development.

Connaissances

Neuropsychological assessment

Neurorehabilitation

Neuropsychological formulation

Leadership

Formation

Doctoral level training

Outils

HCPC registration

Description du poste

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a principal psychologist to lead its stroke psychology service within Mid Essex Stroke Services, sitting on the senior leadership team. The post centres on one-to-one and group interventions for people after stroke and their families, joint working with multidisciplinary teams, consultation, training and supervision of qualified and non-qualified staff. Neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation formulation are central, with care delivered across the ward, outpatient clinics, home visits, video and telephone. Doctoral training with HCPC equivalence is required.

What the job involves

• Lead the stroke psychology service as part of the senior leadership team in Mid Essex Stroke Services
• Ensure high-quality, timely care in line with client needs, wider services and national guidance
• Deliver one-to-one and group interventions for people who have had a stroke and their families
• Carry out neuropsychological assessment and apply neuropsychological formulation in rehabilitation
• Work collaboratively with MDT teams in joint sessions
• Provide consultation and training
• Supervise qualified and non-qualified staff
• Lead service development with MDT stroke leads and wider initiatives in the Clinical Health Psychology Service
• Deliver care face-to-face on the ward and in outpatient sessions, home visits, video and telephone

What’s required

Qualifications

• Completed doctoral level training with HCPC equivalence

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist

Experience

• Experience of working with physical health conditions
• Experience of supervising qualified and non-qualified professionals
• Demonstrated leadership in previous roles, such as service development, research or leading change

Skills & knowledge

• Working knowledge and skills in neuropsychological assessment and neurorehabilitation approaches
• Working knowledge of applying neuropsychological formulation in rehabilitation

Other

• Desire to work in a team and develop MDT working

Nice to have

• Further training in a speciality related to the post
• Experience of working in physical health, stroke environments or teams
• Leadership training
• Interest in broader strategic thinking, such as working with commissioners and pathway work
• Interest in working with difference and diversity

What’s offered

• Season ticket loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Buying and selling annual leave scheme
• Opportunity to work bank shifts to widen experience
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Flexible working requests from the first day of employment
• Varied CPD opportunities within the service, the Trust and externally
• Robust supervision and appraisal structure