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Role:Part-time (0.6 w.t.e.) Band 8a Principal Clinical Psychologist fixed-term maternity leave cover for one year
Department:Therapy Clinical Psychology
Responsible to: Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Therapy
Salary range: Level 8a £59,839 £70,154 per annum (pro rata for part-time posts)
Hours of work:22.5 hours per week
Fixed term:One-year maternity cover
Location:Putney, Southwest London
Summary of position and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN):
We are recruiting for a part-term (0.6 w.t.e.) Principal Clinical Psychologist (8a) to join our psychology department and multi-disciplinary team. This post is a fixed-term maternity leave cover. Applications are welcomed from HCPC registered clinical psychologists with an interest in neuropsychology/neuro-disability.
RHN provides a range of different services, including:
Brain Injury Service (BIS) - Level 1 neurorehabilitation Neuro-behavioural service Complex respiratory service - for adults dependent on long-term ventilation Continuing care service long-term care for adults with complex neuro-disability Young adults service
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work across several of these service areas, enabling them to broaden their skills in working with a wide range of neurological conditions and neuropsychological presentations.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work across several of these service areas, enabling them to broaden their skills in working with a wide range of neurological conditions and neuropsychological presentations.
About us Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) is a leading national centre of excellence and one of the longest-running charities and independent hospitals in the UK. Set in a stunning Grade II listed Victorian building, the RHN provides adult person-centred services across the entire care pathwayfrom post-acute rehabilitation to end-of-life carefor people with complex neuro-disabilities and their families. Underpinned by a strong research and education framework, the RHN is more than a hospital; it is a vibrant community where residents engage in music, art, and holistic support to achieve the best possible quality of life.
Job description Job responsibilities
Within RHN, clients cognitive abilities range from profoundly impaired (disorders of consciousness) to subtle or no impairments (e.g. those with spinal cord injuries or locked-in-syndrome). The postholder will be able to gain expertise in assessing cognition, behaviour and emotional functioning in people with complex physical, sensory and communication difficulties. They will contribute to complex mental capacity assessments and best-interests decision-making. Inter-disciplinary working and supporting families and carers are also key aspects of the role.
Clinical supervision will be provided by an experienced Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Main Objectives of the Role
Provide a clinical psychology/neuropsychology service, working with clients, families, and teams.
To work closely within multi-disciplinary teams including therapy, medical, nursing, and social work colleagues.
To adhere to professional codes of conduct and practice guidelines, and be aware of legislation relevant to practice, e.g. the Mental Capacity Act (MCA, 2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs).
Demonstrate an awareness of RHNs values and contribute to achieving them appropriately.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
To carry out specialist assessments of cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning with clients with complex neuro-disability and develop clear psychological formulations based on these assessments.
To carry out functional analyses of any challenging behaviours and develop appropriate guidelines and intervention plans.
To make recommendations for interventions and care on the basis of the psychological formulation. To deliver and monitor interventions, e.g. psycho-education to patients, families and carers; behavioural interventions; cognitive rehabilitation strategies; CBT or other psychological interventions; as guided by the formulation.
To conduct decision-specific complex mental capacity assessments and/or contribute to joint capacity assessments with other members of the MDT as needed. To contribute to best interests decisions and meetings for relevant decisions when patients are assessed to lack capacity to make these decisions for themselves.
To provide information, support and advice to patients families and carers as appropriate. To support the MDT in working with families as needed.
To work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team, respecting the knowledge and expertise of all team members, whilst providing a psychological perspective on the clinical and service issues.
To provide appropriate and prompt input to documentation and formal reports.
To participate in monitoring of standards and performance, including timely completion of outcome measures.
To adhere to professional codes of conduct and practice guidelines, and be aware of legislation relevant to practice, particularly the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs).
Education, Training and Development
To have the skills to provide clinical supervision to Band 6 trainee clinical psychologists and/or Band 7 clinical psychologists within the service.
To contribute to teaching and training commitments relating to psychology at RHN. This may include teaching on the staff-wide induction programme and on training programmes for nursing, HCA and therapy assistant staff.
To be self-aware about the limits of own competence, and proactive in improving competence, e.g. by making effective use of clinical supervision.
To focus CPD around improving knowledge of clinical neuropsychology, particularly the needs of this specialist client group, taking advantage of both internal and external training opportunities.
Supervision for QiCN/SRCN qualifications is available on-site from the Lead Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist within RHN.
Research and Evaluation
To contribute to and/or undertake audits and service evaluations within the service area as required.
To engage in and support research projects as required.
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent overseas qualification.
Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Completed training in clinical supervision that has been provided by one or more UK clinical psychology doctorate courses.
Good knowledge of clinical psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention techniques, in addition to neuropsychological assessment, formulation, and behavioural and cognitive interventions.
Knowledge of relevant guidelines and legislation, particularly the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Desirable
Training in clinical neuropsychology.
Ability to demonstrate clinical neuropsychological knowledge relating to working with clients with severe and complex neuro-disability.
Experience
Essential
Experience of working clinically with adults with acquired brain injury and/or other relevant presentations (e.g. progressive neurodegenerative disorders).
Experience of conducting standardised neuropsychological assessments.
Experience of working with clients presenting with challenging behaviour.
Experience of working systemically with families and staff teams.
Experience of conducting decision-specific mental capacity assessments
Desirable
Previous experience of delivering psychological assessments and interventions with clients with severe and complex neuro-disability.
Experience of providing clinical supervision to Band 6 and/or Band 7 clinical psychology staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
To be filled
Experience Essential
To be filled
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.
Employer details Employer name Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability
Address Putney
London
SW15 3SW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.rhn.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)