Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Consultant Neuro/Clinical Psychologist to join the team at St Neots Neurological Centre, a service that provides care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition. You will be responsible for delivering strategic and clinical strategies to grow and further develop the neurological care pathway, as well as identifying and developing new services for other neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
As the Consultant Neuro/Clinical Psychologist, you will be responsible for delivering strategic and clinical strategies to grow and further develop the neurological care pathway through specialist psychological advice and consultations. You will lead and oversee the specialised psychological programme and the transdisciplinary team, providing supervision and training to your peers. You will also have experience in carrying a designated caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatment within neurological care services.
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Hospital Director, you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of strategic and clinical strategies to grow and further develop the care pathway through specialist psychological advice and consultations. As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will lead and oversee the specialised psychological programme and the transdisciplinary team where you will provide supervision and training to your peers to ensure they understand the concepts and principles underpinning the framework and the specialised skills required to work successfully within this service model. You will have experience and knowledge in carrying a designated caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatment within neurological care services.
As a Consultant Neuro/Clinical Psychologist you will be:
* Deliver strategic and clinical strategies to grow and further develop the neurological care pathway.
* Identify and develop new services for other neurological conditions.
* Ensure all non-medical therapeutic approaches are underpinned by a conceptual model, have an empirical evidence base, and that their effectiveness is measured.
* Ensure that all members of the transdisciplinary team have access to and understanding of the concepts and principles underpinning framework and the specialised skills.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* BPS accredited and HCPC approved Doctorate.
* HCPC Registered.
* Chartered Member of the BPS.
* Evidence of engagement in ABI networks.
* Post-doctoral level knowledge and application of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis.
Where you will be working:
St Neots Neurological Centre, Howitt's Ln, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2JA
St Neots Neurological Centre provides care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition for which challenging behaviour may be the leading impairment.
What you will get:
* Annual salary of £80,000-£85,000 DoE.
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking.
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* You will need a BPS accredited and HCPC approved Doctorate, be HCPC Registered, and a Chartered Member of the BPS. You should also have evidence of engagement in ABI networks and post-doctoral level knowledge and application of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis.
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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