Senior Clinical Psychologist - Ty Aberdafen

Brainkind Neurological Centre York; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity dedicated to improving lives seeks a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join their passionate team. In this role, you will provide expert clinical and neuropsychological assessments, collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team, and deliver tailored rehabilitation plans for individuals with acquired brain injuries. Your contributions will help shape life-changing outcomes for clients, ensuring they regain their independence and achieve personal goals. This position offers a supportive environment, competitive salary, and numerous benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for dedicated professionals eager to make a significant impact in the field of neurorehabilitation.

Benefits

38 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent training and support

Group life assurance

Company Pension

Long service and staff awards

Free parking

Employee discounts

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for GBR or equivalent required.
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments.
• Coordinate care and develop SMART goals for service users.
• Participate in risk assessments and provide psychological guidance.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Neuropsychology

Psychological Assessment

Multi/interdisciplinary Teamwork

SMART Goals Development

Risk Assessment

Education

Degree in Psychology

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Tools

Psychological Tests

Self-report Scales

Structured Observations

Job description

Senior Clinical Psychologist - Ty Aberdafen

Llanelli - Ty Aberdafen, Llanelli, London, City of, United Kingdom

Job Description

Senior Clinical Psychologist

Salary: Band 8A £53,755 - £60,504 per annum DOE

Why Join Us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We also have a range of residential and supported living services across the UK in which we deliver person-centred support that enables life-changing outcomes. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly enthusiastic about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

MAIN PURPOSE

To work as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team, providing clinical psychology and neuropsychology input within the BIRT neurobehavioural model to service users with acquired brain injury. You will lead in ensuring the neurobehavioural model of rehabilitation is delivered through multi/interdisciplinary working. You will consult with internal and external professionals, family members and service users. You will engage in relevant research and advise other professionals as appropriate.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To provide specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to BIRT and related services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user’s care.
2. To complete pre-admission assessments, highly developing specialist, collaborative and holistic neurobehavioural formulations of an individual’s rehabilitation needs, including the development of SMART goals.
3. To coordinate Service User’s care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.
4. To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, as required.
5. To formulate and implement plans of highly specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurobehavioural rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/interdisciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.
6. To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.
7. To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.
8. To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi/interdisciplinary assessment of service users and their families. You will highly contribute specialist psychological and neuropsychological advice to the multi/interdisciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaborations with other staff.
9. To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the multi/interdisciplinary team.
10. To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.
11. To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of service users on own caseload.
12. To participate in regular on-call support for the Unit on a rota basis.
13. To demonstrate a duty of care to equipment and resources supplied by Brainkind.

About You

1. Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.
2. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.
3. Registered with the HCPC.
4. Demonstrate an interest in clinical neuropsychology.
5. General knowledge of acquired brain injury pathology, neuroanatomy, symptoms, characteristics, course of recovery and rehabilitation approaches.
6. Relevant experience in producing clinical reports.
7. At least 2 years’ experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in a relevant clinical area.
8. Working within a multi/interdisciplinary team, supporting team processing and promoting psychological thinking within team formulations and goal setting.

Benefits include:

1. A competitive salary of up to £53,755 - £60,504 per annum DOE
2. 38 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (Pro Rata)
3. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
4. Excellent training and support
5. Group life assurance.
6. Company Pension
7. Long service and staff awards
8. Free parking
9. Nationwide employee staff discounts including eating out and shopping.
10. Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.

If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking Apply Now button.

Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation.