We are excited to invite applications for a full time permanent assistant psychologist to join our clinical neuropsychology team at the Regional Hyper-acute Rehabilitation Unit (RHRU) at Northwick Park Hospital. The post offers an excellent opportunity for aspiring clinical psychologists to develop skills in complex neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, as well as broader systemic work as part of a large friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team at the RHRU. The RHRU is a 24 bed Level 1 regional specialist rehabilitation unit serving a large geographical area and catering for the needs of patients with severe cognitive, communicative and physical disability resulting from acquired neurological conditions, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxic brain injury and infectious and inflammatory conditions. Patients will typically stay for between six weeks and four months and are often followed up by the unit's outreach team in the community.
Main duties of the job
The assistant psychologist will support the work of practitioner psychologists on the unit in offering tailored neuropsychological assessment and intervention for patients, and in supporting and educating the wider family system. They will be involved in designing behavioural and cognitive programmes of intervention under the supervision of the psychologists and implement these in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. In addition to direct individual and group work, they will be involved in service development and have the opportunity to contribute to the unit's well-established and internationally recognised research programme.
The post holder will also develop skills in conducting standardised assessments of awareness of patients in prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) and support the operation of the mood and cognitive pathways on the unit. They will receive regular supervision from the practitioner psychologists on the unit and will be expected to participate in a range of professional training and support activities. We look forward to working with an industrious and motivated team member with an interest in neuropsychological rehabilitation and who shows initiative, creativity and organisational skill in supporting the work of our team.
Applications that fail to make any specific reference to the advertised job and how the requirements correspond to the candidate's skills/experience/knowledge will not be shortlisted.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
1. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
2. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
3. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
4. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience directly referenced to the advertised job.
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Psychology or equivalent (minimum 2.1).
Experience
Essential
* Experience in an Assistant Psychologist role.
Communication
Essential
* Level of written communication.
CPD
Essential
* Post graduate training in assessments and intervention techniques relevant to mental health, neuropsychology and/or rehabilitation.
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
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