Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist / Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology

Introduction

Are you a Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist looking for the flexibility of a full or part time role to fit in with your busy schedule? Are you looking for a new challenge with in an experienced MDT working for a friendly and supportive company?

We are looking for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist to join our team at St Neots Neurological Centre in Cambridgeshire. Great communication skills are essential for this role with the ability to demonstrate a specialist and highly developed knowledge of models, methods, law and polices in psychology in the context of national developments and in relation to mentally disordered offenders.

St Neots Neurological Centre offers care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition for which challenging behaviour may be the leading impairment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• The post holder has delegated responsibility f or clinical activity in the service. Key functions include enablement and delivery of the Strategic and Clinical strategies in order to grow and further develop the neurobehavioral care pathway, and to identify and develop, where appropriate, additional services for other neurological conditions
• To take prime responsibility in leading and overseeing the specialised neurobehavioral rehabilitation programme in operation at St Neots Neurological Centre.
• To deliver clinical neuropsychology as a specialist discipline as applicable into the service and manage all other members of the Psychology profession employed within St Neots Neurological Centre.
• To ensure that all members of the transdisciplinary team have access to and understanding of the concepts and principles underpinning neurobehavioral rehabilitation framework and the specialised skills required to work successfully within this service model.
• To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to resident’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological treatments by other members of the transdisciplinary team.
• Contributing to other specialised assessments as required, including of risk and capacity, and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
• Actively engage in and contribute to appropriate local and national networks and with other stakeholders to raise the profile of St Neots Neurological Centre and Elysium Neurological. A key function of the post is forming positive relationships with commissioners of ABI services, and in assessing suitability of referrals made to the service quickly, efficiently and helpfully.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Director, to ensure all non-medical therapeutic approaches are underpinned by an appropriate conceptual model, have an empirical evidence base, and that their effectiveness is measured.
• To routinely monitor service level clinical outcome measures to make certain that St Neots Neurological Centre is a centre of clinical excellence, and where necessary identify areas for continual improvement in the quality of the therapeutic programme.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• To be registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC.
• A BPS accredited and HCPC approved Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
• Chartered Member of the BPS and member of the Division of Neuropsychology.
• Enrolled on the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
• Evidence of continued innovative practice through peer endorsement (journal papers, book chapters, speaker at national/international conference platforms).
• Management experience including leadership of teams of psychologists.
• Evidence of engagement in ABI networks.