Site: Southmead Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 Per annum, pro rata - dependent on experience
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Neuropsychologist to join a large Neuropsychology department at Southmead Hospital with links to the University of Bristol Neuropsychology courses.
The post is primarily in the General Outpatients Neuropsychology service offering neuropsychological assessments for diagnostic and treatment purposes and brief interventions across a wide range of clinical populations, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy.
You will join a large, friendly, supportive and welcoming Neuropsychology department comprised of 13 Clinical Neuropsychologists/Psychologists and 8 Assistant Psychologists in 5 services (General Outpatients, Neurosurgery, Cognitive Disorders, Stroke and Community Head Injury). You will have access to supervision from a senior Clinical Neuropsychologist on the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
Main duties of the job
* Provide a comprehensive outpatient neuropsychology service (e.g., diagnosis, formulation, recommendations to patient, carer, or other professionals, intervention and recommendations)
* Communicate with service users, carers and other health professionals regarding the neuropsychological aspects of a person’s care via individual sessions, discussion and formal reports, as appropriate.
* Manage, plan and prioritise a clinical caseload
* Engage in individual supervision with a senior Clinical Neuropsychologist
* Engage in peer supervision via colleagues in the Neuropsychology department and obtain the required Continuous Professional Development hours
* Work with Assistant Psychologists
* Ability to host Trainee Clinical Psychologists
Working for our organisation
The postholder will be part of the Department of Neuropsychology, which is a large neuropsychology department providing an array of services within the neurosciences across a number of care pathways.
As part of a friendly, supportive and highly experienced team, the postholder will be well supported in their role and have opportunities to develop their practice and undertake service relevant research.
The department works in partnership with the University of Bristol in the delivery of Clinical Neuropsychology training.
The department adopts a scientist-practitioner approach to clinical practice and strives to provide the most patient-centred care possible.
Person specification
Clinical Experience
* Neuropsychology Experience
* SRCN
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
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