Band 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £76,965 - £88,682 Pro rata, per annum |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Birmingham, B138JL |
| Cwmni: | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7467620/820-7467620-ASR |
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A Vacancy at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
**12-months, fixed term, 32 hours per week - applicants seeking to work less than 32 hours per week may also be considered and are encouraged to contact for discussion. **
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology to join our neuropsychology and rehabilitation services. This is due to the successful securing of funding to aid the development of psychologically informed care in stroke rehabilitation across the system.
The post-holder will work alongside the BCHC’s Divisional Lead Consultant Neuropsychologist and in collaboration with colleagues in Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to develop a framework and training for psychologically informed care across stroke-rehabilitation services in Birmingham and Solihull. The postholder will also provide specialist clinical neuropsychology support to the multidisciplinary Solihull Adult Neurorehabilitation Team
The successful applicant will have extensive experience in Neuropsychology, and at a minimum have completed the underpinning knowledge component of qualifications towards eligibility for entry onto the Specialist Register for Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN). Demonstrable strategic leadership experience relevant to this Consultant-level position will also be essential.
This role will include clinical neuropsychology service provision within the Solihull Adult Neurorehabilitation Team alongside working with multidisciplinary colleagues across the system to develop appropriate screening protocols and associated training, identify training and development needs for stroke rehabilitation staff, and to develop and deliver such training.
The successful applicant will also lead on the scoping of need for psychological services in community stroke rehabilitation across BSoL and on the development of a proposed staffing model and investment case for the system.
The post holder will also provide supervision and leadership support to psychological professionals working in BCHC's community Neurorehabilitation services, supported by the Divisional Lead Consultant Psychologist.
Working for your organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with Learning Disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
IMPORTANT
• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
For full details please see attached job description.
To undertake and advise other psychologists in highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of complex cases, assessing cognition, personality, beliefs, attitudes, behaviour, emotional function, and other relevant psychological characteristics and dimensions and factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the client’s neuropsychological difficulties as appropriate.
To develophighly complex formulations and implement plans for the formal neuropsychological treatment and/or management of a clients’ highly complex psychological problems, including family breakdown, serious mental illness, vulnerable adults and aggressive and violent behaviour, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, using advanced and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across the full range of care settings, where frequent and intense concentration is required.
To develop and implement highly complex plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the client’s presenting problems, that are based upon highly specialist and advanced knowledge and an appropriate conceptual framework, that employ psychological procedures and practices having an evidence base for their efficacy and/or an established theoretical basis for their use.
To facilitate the dissemination of effective evidence-informed psychological practice within the service by developing and supporting the use of psychologically and neuropsychologically informed protocols, guidelines and procedures by other professionals and members multidisciplinary services so that they are incorporated within routine practice.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
**12-months, fixed term, 32 hours per week - applicants seeking to work less than 32 hours per week may also be considered and are encouraged to contact for discussion. **
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology to join our neuropsychology and rehabilitation services. This is due to the successful securing of funding to aid the development of psychologically informed care in stroke rehabilitation across the system.
The post-holder will work alongside the BCHC’s Divisional Lead Consultant Neuropsychologist and in collaboration with colleagues in Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to develop a framework and training for psychologically informed care across stroke-rehabilitation services in Birmingham and Solihull. The postholder will also provide specialist clinical neuropsychology support to the multidisciplinary Solihull Adult Neurorehabilitation Team
The successful applicant will have extensive experience in Neuropsychology, and at a minimum have completed the underpinning knowledge component of qualifications towards eligibility for entry onto the Specialist Register for Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN). Demonstrable strategic leadership experience relevant to this Consultant-level position will also be essential.
This role will include clinical neuropsychology service provision within the Solihull Adult Neurorehabilitation Team alongside working with multidisciplinary colleagues across the system to develop appropriate screening protocols and associated training, identify training and development needs for stroke rehabilitation staff, and to develop and deliver such training.
The successful applicant will also lead on the scoping of need for psychological services in community stroke rehabilitation across BSoL and on the development of a proposed staffing model and investment case for the system.
The post holder will also provide supervision and leadership support to psychological professionals working in BCHC's community Neurorehabilitation services, supported by the Divisional Lead Consultant Psychologist.
Working for your organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with Learning Disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
IMPORTANT
• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
For full details please see attached job description.
To undertake and advise other psychologists in highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of complex cases, assessing cognition, personality, beliefs, attitudes, behaviour, emotional function, and other relevant psychological characteristics and dimensions and factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the client’s neuropsychological difficulties as appropriate.
To develophighly complex formulations and implement plans for the formal neuropsychological treatment and/or management of a clients’ highly complex psychological problems, including family breakdown, serious mental illness, vulnerable adults and aggressive and violent behaviour, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, using advanced and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across the full range of care settings, where frequent and intense concentration is required.
To develop and implement highly complex plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the client’s presenting problems, that are based upon highly specialist and advanced knowledge and an appropriate conceptual framework, that employ psychological procedures and practices having an evidence base for their efficacy and/or an established theoretical basis for their use.
To facilitate the dissemination of effective evidence-informed psychological practice within the service by developing and supporting the use of psychologically and neuropsychologically informed protocols, guidelines and procedures by other professionals and members multidisciplinary services so that they are incorporated within routine practice.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025