Principal Clinical Psychologist/Clinical NeuropsychologistNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Neuropsychologist (grade 8b) to join the Clinical Neuropsychology service at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE). The OCE is a specialist in-patient rehabilitation unit serving the Wessex region.

The post holder will join an established and well-integrated team of Clinical Neuropsychologists working at the OCE, where psychological input is highly valued. The OCE Neuropsychology team is part of the Oxford Psychological Medicine Centre that provides an integrated psychology and psychiatry service across the OUH Trust.

The post holders will join a large team of Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists working in a range of specialties across the four OUH hospitals. We are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, who enjoys working as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

You will, in collaboration with the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist for the inpatient service, other Clinical Psychologists and two Assistant Psychologists, contribute to the provision of a high-quality, evidence-based psychological service to the inpatient neurorehabilitation team. The role will include direct clinical input to patients with the most complex levels of neurological disability and their families and carers, extensive working within the IDT, clinical supervision, teaching and staff training.

As such you should have significant experience of working within a neurorehabilitation / neuropsychology setting, be proficient in a wide range of neuropsychological assessments and delivering direct and indirect neuropsychological interventions in the context of an IDT. You will also have significant experience of managing complex clinical problems, including risk assessments, mental capacity assessments and managing behaviour that is challenging.

Clinical supervision, peer support, and regular opportunities for CPD are valued and supported within our team. We have close links with the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and regularly provide specialist clinical placements and doctoral research supervision. Applications from experienced Psychologists/Neuropsychologists currently employed at an 8A level will be considered.

Job description

To act as a Principal Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist providing ahigh-quality and highly specialist clinical psychology and neuropsychology service to Level 1 & 2 OCE in-patients with neurological conditions andtheir families, undertaking direct and indirect provision of autonomous and highly specialist neuropsychological/clinical psychological assessment and evidence-based interventions. The post holder will be a full and active member of the OCE Clinical Neuropsychology service, the OCE IDT and the Trusts Psychological Medicine ServiceThe post holder will provide advice; consultation and supervision; teaching and training on in-patients psychological care to the members of the OCE IDT, non-psychologist colleagues and other clinical psychologists within the Trust (as appropriate). The post holder will have an active role and support senior management in the development of the OCE Clinical Neuropsychology service.The post holder will work with all key colleagues and agencies to ensure robust and effective care and management for OCE in-patients.The post holder will utilise research skills for audit and service development and will propose and implement service/policy changeswithin both the clinical neuropsychology service at the OCE and the OCE1 in-patient neurorehabilitation service through interaction with the OCE governance structure and the Neuropsychology leadership team.See attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed outline of the main responsibilities of the role.

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