Assistant Psychologist in Neuropsychology
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Thank you for viewing our posts for our Band 4 Assistant Psychologist in Neuropsychology positions. We are thrilled to share this opportunity with someone to join our friendly, cohesive and hardworking neuropsychology team.
We have two posts available, one is 30 hours per week based in the community and the other is 37.5 hours per week split between three days a week in the community and 2 days a week on our inpatient neurorehabilitation Ashby Ward. We cannot guarantee which post will be offered.
Our service is dedicated to providing a high-quality service to those living in Lincolnshire who have suffered acquired brain injuries and/or neurological conditions, such as traumatic brain injuries, strokes, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, etc. We work with those living in the community.
We accept referrals and work collaboratively with a range of disciplines, including rehabilitation medicine, neurology, mental health services and other allied health professionals. Our service offers holistic neuropsychological assessment, formulation, rehabilitation, consultation and/or advice.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone to join us who is enthusiastic and reliable; with a keen eye for attention to detail and is proactive but also receptive to supervision. This post is a great way to start to learn about neuropsychology and develop your clinical knowledge and skills. We are particularly interested in those with a like-minded interest in neuropsychology.
Your role will involve supporting the service's general administrative duties and the duties of our qualified clinical neuro-/psychologists, such as administering and scoring neuropsychological tests, behavioural observations, providing neurorehabilitation interventions, and research and audit under supervision.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
* Competitive annual leave allowance
* Car leasing scheme
* Free eye tests
* Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Undergraduate degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) and a strong academic record
* Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
* A 1st in Undergraduate Degree
Experience
* Variety of clinical and administrative experience
* Knowledge of psychometrics and research methodology
Skills
* Able to demonstrate a keen interest in neuropsychology, that goes beyond specific modules studied at Undergraduate level.
* Ability to work safely, confidently and independently within own experience/skill and to seek advice from senior colleagues as appropriate.
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
* High level of computer literacy (Power Point, Excel, SPSS etc.)
* Ability to deal sensitively with highly emotive/hostile situations.
* Excellent organisational, analytical and judgemental skills
* The ability to develop good working relationships with clients, and colleagues, including ability to adapt communication style if barriers to understanding and/or expression are present
* Attention to detail and accuracy
* Proven communication skills (written and verbal) and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a range of people
* Self-motivated with ability to work independently whilst accepting supervision and feedback on practice.
* Ability to concentrate frequently and for extended periods.
Special Requirements
* Ability to travel independently throughout the county without the use of public transport
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.
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Neuropsychology Department, Witham Court
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