About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to join our Clinical Neuropsychology Service. We are part of the wider Clinical Health and Neuropsychology Service, providing neuropsychology and clinical health services within the London borough of Ealing which is a leafy green and bustling borough situated in West London. The area serves a highly diverse population, with multiple ethnic and cultural communities, a wide range of languages spoken, and significant socio-economic variation, presenting both opportunities and challenges for service delivery.
The Clinical Neuropsychology Service is integrated across both the Community Neurorehabilitation Team (Enable) and the inpatient Level 3 Neurorehabilitation Unit at Clayponds Hospital, providing psychologically-informed assessment and intervention across the rehabilitation pathway. The postholder will join a well-established multidisciplinary service working closely with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, rehabilitation assistants, as well as nursing and medical colleagues.
We are looking for someone with experience of neuropsychological rehabilitation and/or neuropsychological assessment and intervention with patients with neurological conditions. The post would particularly suit someone who enjoys working with varied client groups, teamwork, providing consultation and teaching to other health professionals, and contributing to service development.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide highly specialist neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation for individuals with neurological conditions. This will include cognitive assessment and rehabilitation, psychological therapy to support emotional adjustment and engagement in rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, and consultation to the wider multidisciplinary team. The role will also involve working with families and carers, as well as contributing to teaching, supervision, and service development.
The role will also include assisting in clinically related administration, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
The role is expected to be primarily based within the Community Neurorehabilitation Team, supporting patients in their homes, community settings, and outpatient clinics. However, as part of a flexible and integrated service model, there may also be opportunities or service requirements to contribute to the inpatient neurorehabilitation unit.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative
Job description Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or HCPC Statement of Equivalence. Current registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health Care and Professions Council
Desirable
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience Essential
Experience of working with people with neurological and/or neurosurgical conditions. Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of the application of clinical psychology assessment, intervention and outcome measures with patients with neurological conditions. Experience of working within and actively participating in a team environment and contributing a psychological perspective within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Desirable
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis. Knowledge of recent government policy and legislation relevant to neuropsychological rehabilitation (e.g. NSF for Long Term Conditions, NICE Guidelines for Stroke Well-developed skills in the ability to effectively communicate complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS, both orally and in writing.
Other Requirements Essential
Flexible and autonomous approach to clinical work. Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice. Experience of the application of clinical neuropsychology in different cultural contexts
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name West London NHS Trust
Address Ealing Day Treatment
Southall
UB1 2SH
Employer's website https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)