About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Clinical Lead Psychologist within our Camden Neurology and Stroke Service (CNSS). The team provides specialist rehabilitation; community neurology rehabilitation, progressive and stroke early supported discharge pathways. The team supports and provides therapy input for people with a wide range of neurological condition and has strong links with local acute trusts including UCLH (NHNN) and RFH. This post would suit a specialist neuropsychologist and is looking for a leadership opportunity.
The teamincludes Speech and Language therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Neuropsychologists and Rehabilitation Assistants.Team members work in an inter-disciplinary way to provide client centred, goal focused therapy to patients in the community.
The CNSS embraces innovative and evidence based ways of delivering services, and is proud to be part of CNWL's community offer which is on the avant-garde in implementing the NHS 10 Year Plan's Integrated Neighbourhood Team model of care in Camden.
The CNSS service has a strong commitment to embedding core values of equality, diversity and inclusion at the core of our work. Continuing professional development is actively supported, as well as hosting trainees.
The postholder will be supported to develop their career and flourish as a valued member of the psychology staff group. There are also a number of support systems within the Trust including staff peer networks.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will take a lead clinician role, providing management and clinical supervision to Band 7 and 8a psychologists working in the service. The role will be on site, although hybrid models of working could be explored.
The postholder will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy in the context of a multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation team. The post holder will offer advice and consultation on service users' psychological care.
Clinical responsibilities include provision of highly specialised psychological and neuropsychological assessments and interventions for service users and specialist consultation for rehabilitation staff. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and be responsible for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the multidisciplinary teams across the above settings.
Leadership responsibilities will be a key component of this post. The post holder will lead on engaging service users to support the development of services offered within the above settings.
The postholder will contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
The postholder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the areas served by the team/service.
The post holder will work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct.
About us
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is a great place to work for Psychological Professions. We employ a wide range of Psychological Professions. We value the rich, diverse contributions to our services that our great staff make. We offer our Psychological Professions opportunities across a range of clinical services, in the most diverse areas in London.
As a Trust, we are committed to investing in our staff through a range of initiatives, both profession-specific and organisation wide. We have partnered with Bespoke and Contextual Consulting to provide some of the profession specific CPD, alongside additional CPD sessions we commission as part of CNWL CPD programme for Psychological Professions. CNWL also has seven established staff networks supporting a range of individual needs.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical and Client Care
To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service to CNSS for adults with an acquired brain injury or neurological condition, many of whom will be experiencing cognitive, emotional and/or behavioural change. To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in CNSS presenting with a range of neurological conditions. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To undertake responsibilities as a member of the multi-professional CNSS. Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning
To take a lead in ensuring a psychologically informed framework for the CNSS. To provide expertise and specialist neuropsychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients. Policy and service development
To participate, as a senior clinician with the other CNSS Leads, in the development of a high quality, responsive and accessible CNSS service, including its financial and governance frameworks. To participate in and implement service development projects, as agreed with clinical/professional lead, Service Manager and other relevant Leads. To participate in the ongoing implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines) and strategy across relevant services. Please view the job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of the post, as these above are only a selected few.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent Completed training course in clinical supervision Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Desirable
Eligible to be listed on the Specialist Register Clinical Neuropsychology, administrated by the British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology
Experience Essential
Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision with clients who have a neurological diagnosis Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of neurological needs of a complex nature in Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists or other professional groups Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area
Desirable
Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books
Knowledge Essential
Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and cognitive assessments for clients with a neurological diagnosis Advanced theoretical knowledge of neuropsychology and the evidence base for intervention Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care
Desirable
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health/capacity
Skills Essential
To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which expert opinion may differ To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and to organise meetings such as CPAs and case reviews, and joint activities with staff of partner agencies To plan projects and work schedules for groups of psychologists To be expert in the skilled administration of psychometric tests, including skilled manipulation of test materials; and to be able to supervise others in administration of psychometric tests Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
Abilities Essential
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self Ability to manage physical aggression directed at self, including use of physical interventions as prescribed by Trust policies
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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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address South Wing St Pancras Hospital
4 St Pancras Way
London
NW1 0PE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)