Job summary
We welcome a colleague psychologist working towards or already in a Band 7 orBand 8a role, who has an interest in exploring applied psychology in stroke and the broader field of neuropsychology and clinical health psychology. This fixed-term post (till October 2025) will provide the scope to work and learn in this area, with expert supervision from an experienced senior Neuropsychologist.
The role is embedded with the acute stroke ward MDT at Hillingdon Hospital, and the community ESD (Early Stroke Discharge) MDT who provide post-acute discharge rehabilitation for patients in their homes. The nominal job plan is 3 sessions acute inpatients, 3 sessions community.
The psychologist's development and support will be facilitated by efficient relations and systems of collaboration across both clinical teams, the broader Department of Clinical Health Psychology, and expansive CPD offered through CNWL Psychological Professionals.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist psychological care to acute stroke inpatients onsite at Hillingdon Hospital, as well as patients in their homes in the Borough, thus the person in this role will be based on the Hillingdon Hospital site and able to travel to patients' homes within in the Borough.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
About us
As part of a collective of CHP Departments in NWL, we are in a good position to facilitate within-Trust movement should you wish to continue in the specialty. You can hear directly from our clinical leads on the vision for CNWL Psychological Professions in our Trust here.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment of clients referred to the stroke psychology service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
2. To formulate and implement plans for the direct and indirect psychological treatment and/or management of a clients stroke recovery and rehabilitation needs, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across acute ward and home care settings.
3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment of clients referred to the stroke psychology service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
2. To formulate and implement plans for the direct and indirect psychological treatment and/or management of a clients stroke recovery and rehabilitation needs, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across acute ward and home care settings.
3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology
Desirable
- Pre/post-doctoral training and/or qualification in neuropsychology
- First-class Psychology degree.
- Pre/post-doctoral training and/or qualification relevant to clinical health psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment, formulation and treatment with multiple modalities in multiple contexts
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of providing psychological care as part of a multidisciplinary team in (a) hospital / acute medical setting and/or (b) community / post-acute rehabilitation setting
- Experience of applying neuro-psychological expertise in clinical or research setting
- Experience of providing teaching, training and/or supervision to other healthcare professionals
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable
- Knowledge and skills in implementing quality improvement projects.
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Prepared to travel to patient homes within the Borough to provide a community clinical service.
Desirable
- Demonstrable interest in a developing a career in neuropsychology and/or clinical health psychology.
- Personal qualities of flexibility, adaptability and compassion.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology
Desirable
- Pre/post-doctoral training and/or qualification in neuropsychology
- First-class Psychology degree.
- Pre/post-doctoral training and/or qualification relevant to clinical health psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment, formulation and treatment with multiple modalities in multiple contexts
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of providing psychological care as part of a multidisciplinary team in (a) hospital / acute medical setting and/or (b) community / post-acute rehabilitation setting
- Experience of applying neuro-psychological expertise in clinical or research setting
- Experience of providing teaching, training and/or supervision to other healthcare professionals
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable
- Knowledge and skills in implementing quality improvement projects.
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Prepared to travel to patient homes within the Borough to provide a community clinical service.
Desirable
- Demonstrable interest in a developing a career in neuropsychology and/or clinical health psychology.
- Personal qualities of flexibility, adaptability and compassion.
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).
