Job summary
Principal Psychologist
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary:£58,972 - £68,525 DOE
Hours: Flexible working hours available.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified Principal Psychologist in neurorehabilitation to join us and help change the lives of people living with acquired brain injury (ABI)
We are seeking aPrincipal Psychologistcapable of ensuring the provision and development of high quality, innovative and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice.
About you
Were not looking for any kind of specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a good fit for the role and our Charity. We can train and develop you to become a great rehabilitation support worker if you:
have genuine empathy for our residents, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through the difficult times of their rehabilitation
enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues
have excellent face to face communication skills and a good standard of literacy
have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
Brainkind is looking for a Principal Psychologist who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at TEM House;providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- ensuring the provision and development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice.
- providing specialist psychological assessment of our service users, using psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, structured observations and interviews; - formulating and implementing specialist psychological treatment plans for mental health and adjustment difficulties based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice;
- contributing highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and supervising their implementation; - undertaking psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant service users and advising team members appropriately;
- participating in multidisciplinary team meetings concerned with the delivery and development of clinical services; - Supporting Service Managers/Regional Managers in all aspects of managing the service and to report to the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
About us
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK.Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do you'll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
REWARDS:
A salary of £58,972 - £68,525 DOE
38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Excellent training and support
Group life assurance
Company Pension
Eye voucher scheme
Long service and staff awards
Free parking
Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure the development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice within Brainkind. To support the Service Manager/Registered Manager/Regional Manager in all aspects of managing the service. To function as a member of the Clinical Executive of consultant clinicians within Brainkind.
To externally represent and promote Brainkinds approach to psychology. To work with the service and regional managers to strategically promote appropriate referrals to the service, with development of clinical governance in line with Brainkind policies and directives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure the development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice within Brainkind. To support the Service Manager/Registered Manager/Regional Manager in all aspects of managing the service. To function as a member of the Clinical Executive of consultant clinicians within Brainkind.
To externally represent and promote Brainkinds approach to psychology. To work with the service and regional managers to strategically promote appropriate referrals to the service, with development of clinical governance in line with Brainkind policies and directives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology i.e. 2 ii or above. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC. Registered Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC. Post Graduate training in Neuropsychology through an accredited route for the QiCN (e.g. PG Dip). Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.
Desirable
- Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology. Member of the Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists. Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees. Post graduate training in psychological therapy models. Ability to plan and organise over the long term, the delivery of a large specialist service in the light of a thorough understanding of national policy and an expert interpretation of current professional best practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology i.e. 2 ii or above. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC. Registered Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC. Post Graduate training in Neuropsychology through an accredited route for the QiCN (e.g. PG Dip). Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.
Desirable
- Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology. Member of the Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists. Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees. Post graduate training in psychological therapy models. Ability to plan and organise over the long term, the delivery of a large specialist service in the light of a thorough understanding of national policy and an expert interpretation of current professional best practice.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
