Job summary
Peterborough
Part time-3 days per week.
Band 7 £37,570 to £43,772pa pro-rata depending on experience
PJ Care has been rated as the "Best Care Home to Work for in the UK" in the annual Best Companies awards, which have also ranked us in the top five best health and social care providers to work for.
PJ Care is an award-winning provider of Specialist Neurological services, with residential sites in Milton Keynes and Peterborough. We provide a full range of services to adults living with neurological conditions including the range of:
- Dementias
- Huntingtons disease
- Parkinsons disease
- Korsakoffs syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury
- In addition to providing rehabilitation services for adults after brain injury, spinal injury and stroke
Main duties of the job
Our large multidisciplinary team is comprised of a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Assistant Psychologists, assisted by Therapy Technicians, Therapy Assistants and Activities Coordinators to enable our residents to maximise their social, emotional, functional and cognitive experience each day.
About us
We are a Platinum Investors In People awarded service and also a Sunday Times Top 100 Company to work for in the UK. Our core values are Compassion, Commitmentand Care. Our staff embody these values in their daily work to maintain and support dignity and respect, choice and diversity and individuality. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks a highly motivated and high calibre Clinical Psychologist to join our dedicated team. If this sounds like you, then we would like to hear from you.
This post will provide an exciting opportunity to gain a range of experience in our flagship centre in Peterborough. We specialise in supporting adults with a range of neurological conditions including Early Onset Dementia, Huntingtons disease, Parkinsons disease, Korsakoffs syndrome, functional neurological disorders, and acquired neurological problems including traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxia and spinal injuries. Residents can be short, medium or long-term and we have a neurorehabilitation unit within our Peterborough site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include involvement in multi-disciplinary team meetings, providing neuropsychological assessment, formulation and interventions, meeting face to face with residents to provide a range of treatments, working with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, adjustment, insight and awareness work. Cognitive skills and compensatory skills are also areas we support. Development and implementation of behavioural approaches are other areas we work with. Working closely and often jointly with the rest of the multi-disciplinary team is also a feature of the role. Report writing and attendance at care reviews will be needed. Supervision of Assistant Psychologists may be required, depending on experience.
The successful candidate will work alongside the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist who will provide direct clinical supervision. Experience of working with adults living with dementia or other neurological conditions is required. The role requires having knowledge of safeguarding procedures and of carrying out assessments under the Mental Capacity Act and being involved in Best Interest meetings and decision making.
We work closely with various national support organisations and the opportunity to be involved in presenting at seminars and conferences will be available. Research is also an important aspect to the service and we are currently partnering with exciting research organisations and involvement with this will therefore be possible.
As an award winning, independent provider of neurological care, PJ Care only look to recruit individuals who share in our mission to deliver the highest standards of care.
All staff employed by PJ Care are individually responsible and expected to safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of all individuals who access PJ Care services to ensure everyone is protected from actual or potential harm.
PJ Care Ltd strongly believes in the promotion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of life, but particularly in the workspace and is proactive in supporting every member of our team and residents to reach their true potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include involvement in multi-disciplinary team meetings, providing neuropsychological assessment, formulation and interventions, meeting face to face with residents to provide a range of treatments, working with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, adjustment, insight and awareness work. Cognitive skills and compensatory skills are also areas we support. Development and implementation of behavioural approaches are other areas we work with. Working closely and often jointly with the rest of the multi-disciplinary team is also a feature of the role. Report writing and attendance at care reviews will be needed. Supervision of Assistant Psychologists may be required, depending on experience.
The successful candidate will work alongside the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist who will provide direct clinical supervision. Experience of working with adults living with dementia or other neurological conditions is required. The role requires having knowledge of safeguarding procedures and of carrying out assessments under the Mental Capacity Act and being involved in Best Interest meetings and decision making.
We work closely with various national support organisations and the opportunity to be involved in presenting at seminars and conferences will be available. Research is also an important aspect to the service and we are currently partnering with exciting research organisations and involvement with this will therefore be possible.
As an award winning, independent provider of neurological care, PJ Care only look to recruit individuals who share in our mission to deliver the highest standards of care.
All staff employed by PJ Care are individually responsible and expected to safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of all individuals who access PJ Care services to ensure everyone is protected from actual or potential harm.
PJ Care Ltd strongly believes in the promotion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of life, but particularly in the workspace and is proactive in supporting every member of our team and residents to reach their true potential.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified in Psychology and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in Neuropsychology
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified in Psychology and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in Neuropsychology
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
