Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Job overview
A vacancy for a 0.45 WTE 8a Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist with an interest and experience in neuropsychology has arisen in NELFT's Adult Neuropsychology Service. The post-holder will be part of an established Neuropsychology Pathway in NELFT which offers specialist neuropsychological assessment, consultation and advice to teams in both health and mental health pathways in the Trust who care for patients with neurological conditions. These teams include local community rehabilitation teams, specialist community neurology nurses, an inpatient stroke rehabilitation ward, Talking Therapies (TT) and mental health and wellbeing (MHWT) pathways. The service covers NELFT's London boroughs which include Waltham Forest, Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and parts of Essex.
The main team base is in a purpose-built community health centre (Jane Atkinson Health and Well-Being Centre, Waltham Forest, E17 3HP). Regular input to teams in Goodmayes Hospital, IG3 8XJ, will also be required. Other bases across NELFT’s London and Essex boroughs could be used for agile working and some virtual/home working can be accommodated in the role. NELFT is a digitally literate Trust, with laptop and smartphone provision as standard, and the post-holder will have access to Pearson's Qinteractive for their neuropsychological assessments.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will predominantly be offering neuropsychological assessment and/or advice and consultation and will have access to various leadership opportunities including teaching, training, consultation, research/audit and supervision of trainees and/or Assistant Psychologists.
Supervision would be from a senior Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist and candidates with an interest in commencing or continuing their post-doctoral neuropsychology training towards Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN) entry are actively encouraged to apply and would be supported to undertake this training.
The successful candidate would work closely with a small but skilled team comprised of a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and a Principal Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist. They would also be part of a wider network of psychologists in neuropsychology who work in the Trust’s memory services, older adult psychology pathways and stroke services. Attendance at relevant neuropsychology meetings, forums and CPD events is supported.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To provide a highly specialist neuropsychological and psychological assessment service to patients referred internally to the Neuropsychology Service.
2. To provide and/or support the provision of evidence-based neuropsychological and psychological interventions for service users at various sites. This will include working with individuals, groups, couples and families where appropriate.
3. To provide highly specialist neuropsychological/psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
4. To carry out professional duties and responsibilities in the following areas: clinical practice, service development, teaching and training, work with other agencies, consultancy and/or applied research and service evaluation.
5. To contribute to service development within the Neuropsychology Service/Pathway that pertains to neuropsychology and/or psychology.
6. Support the development of psychological services through the supervision of other qualified psychologists, trainee psychologists, and assistant psychologists.
7. To undertake risk assessment, risk formulation and risk management for clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment, formulation and management.
8. Clinical Supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists in the Neuropsychology Service/Pathway.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Desirable criteria
* QiCN
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* HCPC
Desirable criteria
* BPS/ACP
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GBC Psychology
Experience
Essential criteria
* Clinical Experience in Neuropsychology in the NHS
Desirable criteria
* Clinical Experience in Neuropsychology in any setting
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
* A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
* A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work-life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
* Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
* Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part-time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email recruitment@nelft.nhs.uk.
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post. In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
* NELFT_Neuropsychology_8a_WTE_0.45 (PDF, 605.4KB)
* NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, 38.4KB)
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