About this role
Job summary We are looking for a confident Clinical Neuropsychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
You'll be working 24 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Woodrowe House.
Main duties of the job At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day
About us Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Job description Job responsibilities
Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.
We are looking for a confident Clinical Neuropsychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 24 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Woodrow House.
As a Clinical Neuropsychologist you will be responsible for the vision, planning and service development of the psychology service ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality specialist Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology service to service users at Cygnet Woodrowe House.
Your Day-to-Day...
Working closely with the wider Neuropsychiatric MDT staff at Cygnet Woodrowe House to provide innovative psychological thinking, perspective taking and clinical decision making.
Completing and delivering complex psychological and neuropsychological assessments, formulations and intervention plans, carry their own caseload, co-ordinate joint MDT assessment and co-working where appropriate.
Teaching and supporting care staff and contribute to their Continued Professional Development.
Leading on the service in collecting and evaluating of outcome measures.
Working autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
Developing audit, outcome measurement a nd analysis of key performance indicators for the Neuropsychology service at Cygnet Woodrowe House. To regularly and actively manage performance against targets for Neuropsychology.
Ensuring systems are in place for the clinical supervision and support for Assistant Psychologists working into the neuropsychology service and reflective practice for all staff as appropriate.
As a HCPC Registered Psychologist, you will have a pivotal role in the training and clinical supervision of Assistant Psychologists and the APDP programme provided by Cygnet.
We are looking for someone who is...
A HCPC registered Clinical/Neuro Psychologist
Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Experience in the delivery of trauma informed care
Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs
Capable of working with difficulties such as physical & verbal aggression, history of offending, drug and alcohol problems and self-harm
The person must have up to date knowledge around various different psychological models applicable to this clinical population, and various models of team working for neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioural rehabilitation.
Why Cygnet? Well offer you
Salary: £47,700 per annum
Fully paid training
Paid DBS
Free parking
Courtesy meals & refreshments while on shift
Shopping & entertainment discount scheme (over 800 retailers)
NHS Discount (Blue Light Card)
Cycle to Work scheme
Opportunities to progress and develop
Please note, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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Employer details Employer name Cygnet Health Care
Address
Leicester
LE67 9RJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)