Clinical Psychologist Community Neurorehabilitation
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £58,698.00 to £65,095.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £58698.00 - £65095.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, N17 6HZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9455-24-0136 |
Summary
Clinical To provide specialist neuropsychological assessments of referred clients, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate. To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and their families to provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service. To provide specialist neuropsychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients. To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients. To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients. To undertake responsibilities as a member of the multi-professional Community Rehabilitation Team, including attending team meetings. To liaise with specialist units around the country with whom Islington patients are placed, monitoring the rehabilitation programmes provided in the units and planning for discharge back to local services. Teaching, training, and supervision To provide professional and clinical supervision of trainee psychologists and, where required, assistant psychologists. To continue to develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and clinical supervision. To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical and/or other applied psychologists, as appropriate. To provide supervision to other professional groups as appropriate (e.g. occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants). Management, policy and service development. To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. To manage the workloads of trainee psychologists and, where required, of assistant psychologists, within the framework of the services policies and procedures. To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists. Research and service evaluation To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members. To undertake project management, including audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help develop and evaluate service provision. To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.