Job summary
Are you a recently qualified (or soon to be qualified) Clinical Psychologist interested in working in physical health or neuropsychology? Are you looking for a supportive, friendly team to develop your neuropsychological assessment skills, with fantastic CPD opportunities within neuropsychology, clinical health and neurology pathways? Come and work with us at the Royal Free Hospital in leafy Hampstead, North London!
This role has arisen due to internal promotion of the current postholder, reflecting our values of growing expertise to better serve our communities now and in future. As well as outpatient work, there are opportunities for occasional work into inpatient settings, as well as to develop models for brief intervention within neurology pathways at RFL.
Main duties of the job
This post provides neuropsychological assessment and brief interventions with people with congenital/developmental, acquired, progressive and degenerative conditions, often assisting with differential diagnosis or treatment planning. There are opportunities to design/deliver groups drawing on a range of therapeutic models to support adjustment and coping following neurological injury or diagnosis. You will support delivery of new service pathways within priority areas in neurology (e.g., headache, epilepsy), as well as delivering teaching and training sessions, and supporting us to drive forward clinical research in the department.
You will be joining a growing neuropsychology team at the Royal Free London NHS Hospitals Trust. Our ethos is for all team members to grow as clinicians and as compassionate leaders, and to be supported to maintain their wellbeing in both life and work. We hold regular journal clubs and complex case discussions, and meet with the wider Psychological Professions- Adult Clinical Services (PP (ACS)) across the Royal Free. Clinical supervision is provided by experienced, senior Clinical Psychologists/Clinical Neuropsychologists, with funding and supervision available towards entry onto the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN). We have close links with the North Thames DClinPsy training courses, and encourage all colleagues to offer placements, mentorship and teaching as part of their CPD portfolio.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. As a clinician you will be embedded within the neuropsychology department and simultaneously also belong to a group of over 40 PP (ACS) colleagues who work within a variety of medical specialties across the Trust (including Cancer & Palliative Care, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, HIV, ICU, Immunology and Rare Disease, Nephrology and Liver Transplantation, Neurology, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Respiratory, and Women's Health). Priorities for the PTNC leads are ensuring each clinician has the support necessary for their role, including access to varied specialist supervision, line management and professional development. They actively work to create a PTNC community that encourages dialogue, learning from each other and mutual support, and showcasing good practice, innovation, and research. We welcome new staff who share our values of working together and supporting each other to join us in the PP (ACS) community.
We welcome and encourage informal conversations and visits from any interested applicant.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & professional qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical psychology (or equivalent), leading to eligibility for Chartered Status with the British Psychological Society
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Enrolled, or willing to work towards, post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical practice within a neurological service setting at a pre or post-qualification level
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology assessment and intervention
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with 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
- Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology within diverse cultural contexts
Desirable
- Experience working as a qualified psychologist in a neurological or neuropsychological setting
- Experience working within multi -disciplinary teams , including medical colleagues
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention including neuropsychometrics
- Knowledge and experience of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Well -developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Experience of applying theory and practice of specialist assessment and therapies with people with physical health problems
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Desirable
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non - professional groups.
- Keen to use data/audit/research to continuously monitor and improve services.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
- Awareness of clinical and professional practice guidance/guidelines relevant to the post
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to work autonomously under supervision of Clinical Neuropsychologist and other senior colleagues
- Able to be flexible and creative in approach to achieve optimal outcomes
- Able to work effectively with MDT members, including medical and therapy colleagues, to deliver best outcomes
- Professional, supportive approach to all aspects of the working role that values the differing contributions and perspectives of each person involved in patient care and delivery of services
Person Specification
Education & professional qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical psychology (or equivalent), leading to eligibility for Chartered Status with the British Psychological Society
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Enrolled, or willing to work towards, post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical practice within a neurological service setting at a pre or post-qualification level
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology assessment and intervention
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with 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
- Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology within diverse cultural contexts
Desirable
- Experience working as a qualified psychologist in a neurological or neuropsychological setting
- Experience working within multi -disciplinary teams , including medical colleagues
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention including neuropsychometrics
- Knowledge and experience of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Well -developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Experience of applying theory and practice of specialist assessment and therapies with people with physical health problems
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Desirable
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non - professional groups.
- Keen to use data/audit/research to continuously monitor and improve services.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
- Awareness of clinical and professional practice guidance/guidelines relevant to the post
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to work autonomously under supervision of Clinical Neuropsychologist and other senior colleagues
- Able to be flexible and creative in approach to achieve optimal outcomes
- Able to work effectively with MDT members, including medical and therapy colleagues, to deliver best outcomes
- Professional, supportive approach to all aspects of the working role that values the differing contributions and perspectives of each person involved in patient care and delivery of services
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).
