Assistant PsychologistNHS

Job summary

The Department of Neuropsychologyat Southmead Hospitalis seekinga dynamicindividualto join our team asan Assistant Psychologist.Our department provides services within inpatient and outpatient settings, including specialist teams in NeurosurgeryandCognitive Neurology. Wecollaborate with other disciplinesin theClinicalNeurosciences, and we are affiliated with the University of Bristolpost-graduate programs in Clinical Neuropsychology

Main duties of the job

TheAssistant Psychologistpost will involveconducting neuropsychological assessmentsunder the supervision of a Clinical Neuropsychologist / Clinical Psychologist.Trainingwill be provided for the post-holder to develop the knowledge and skillsrequired.There may be opportunities to provide interventions/treatment under the supervision of a Clinical Neuropsychologist/Psychologist and to be involved in research and audit projects.If you are interested in this post,you are advised toapply without delay.

Job description

Please see detailed job description attached.

The primary role is the administration and scoring of standardised neuropsychological tests with individual patients, together with the collation and summary of the resulting data. You will work to a test battery specified by, and under the clinical responsibility of, a qualified psychologist. Full training is provided to develop the knowledge and skills required to administer the tests, and you will receive regular clinical supervision throughout.

You will work with people affected by a range of neurological conditions, including acquired brain injury, epilepsy, brain tumours, stroke, hydrocephalus and functional neurological disorder. Assessment sessions are one to one and the post calls for sustained concentration, accuracy and the ability to build rapport quickly with patients and families across a wide range of ages and levels of cognitive function.

Main responsibilities:

Administer neuropsychological tests with individual patients as directed by the supervising psychologist.

Score psychometric tools, then collate and summarise the data onto specified data sheets and departmental databases, presenting these alongside an observational record of the session.

Adapt communication where patients have difficulty understanding or expressing themselves, including occasionally working with interpreters and accommodating sensory impairment.

Recognise and respond to distress or fatigue during testing, and report the same day to the supervising psychologist.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous records in line with Trust, departmental and professional standards.

Plan and manage your own diary of assessment appointments within the schedules set by the supervising psychologist.

Support departmental audit, service evaluation and research activity through data collection and entry.

Undertake regular supervision and an agreed professional development plan.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.