Senior Applied Psychologist in Dudley Stroke

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; In loco; GBP 52.000 - 68.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Regular supervision

Professional development opportunities

Teaching and supervision to staff

Flexible working arrangements

Descrizione del lavoro

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to join the Clinical Health Psychology Service. You will provide psychological input across the Dudley stroke pathway and the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team, shaping care for people with complex neurological needs.

You will work with a supportive MDT, providing supervision, teaching and involvement in audit, evaluation and service development.

Competenze

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in physical health, stroke or neurological rehabilitation.
• Strong communication and team-working skills.

Mansioni

• Provide psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex neurological rehabilitation needs across the stroke pathway.
• Offer consultation, supervision and teaching to staff; contribute to audit, evaluation and service development.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to support psychologically informed care.

Conoscenze

Clinical psychology

Communication skills

Collaboration

Teaching supervision

Formazione

HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist

Descrizione del lavoro

You will work within a compassionate, psychologically informed multidisciplinary rehabilitation pathway. You will support people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions, and their families, at different stages of recovery and adjustment., You will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex neurological rehabilitation needs. You will bring a senior psychological perspective to multidisciplinary decision-making and support psychologically informed care across the stroke and neurological rehabilitation pathway.

At Band 8a level, you will help shape and improve the service. You will provide consultation and joint working, facilitate reflective practice, support and teach staff, and contribute to audit, evaluation, quality improvement and service development.

About the service

Our Clinical Health Psychology Service helps people manage the psychological impact of physical health conditions and find meaningful ways to live well alongside illness. It delivers specialist physical health psychology services across Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham.

Psychology is highly valued within the stroke and rehabilitation multidisciplinary teams. You will work alongside a Principal Psychologist and other applied psychologists, with support from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist through an established leadership, supervision and operational management structure. You will also join a wider network of psychological professionals working across physical health services.

About us

What we offer

• Regular supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development.
• Peer learning, reflective practice and access to a broad professional network.
• Opportunities to contribute to teaching, service development, audit, evaluation and quality improvement.
• A supportive team using a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, ACT, compassion-focused, systemic, psychodynamic and third-wave approaches.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing, innovation and compassionate care., Flexible working arrangements will be considered. Applicants are encouraged to discuss how the 14.25 hours could be arranged to support both service needs and individual circumstances.

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly, innovative and highly valued Clinical Health Psychology Service. This permanent Band 8a post is based at Cross Street Health Centre and provides psychological input across two linked services: the Dudley stroke pathway and the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team.

We welcome applications from psychologists with experience in physical health, stroke or neurological rehabilitation. We also encourage applications from clinicians in other specialties who can demonstrate transferable skills relevant to complex healthcare environments. We particularly value compassion, creativity, collaborative working and excellent communication skills.