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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Psychology
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
839-8214186-GP
Employer
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Norwich Community Hospital
Town
Norwich
Salary
pro rata per annum
Closing
25/08/2026 23:59
Interview date
08/09/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Clinical Psychologist (Stroke Service)

Band 8a

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. 

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for providing psychological assessments, treatments and advice on the management of stroke patients whilst in hospital and during their rehabilitation in the community. This will involve direct clinical work, demanding particular skills in communication where barriers often exist and in providing creative psychological interventions in a highly specialised area. The post holder will carry out formal neuropsychological assessments and provide formal reports, as well as providing feedback to other professionals working with that patient. The post holder will be expected to provide clinical input to patients who demonstrate challenging behaviour and to train and supervise other staff in the management of challenging behaviour. The post holder will be managed by the Stroke Services Manager and will be professionally accountable to the Consultant Psychologist, CCSRS.

This is a fixed term 1 year Maternity Leave cover post for 15 hours (2 full days) split between the Stroke Ward and Early Supported Discharge Service.

Please note: We will consider a newly qualified Psychologist in a Band 7 post as well as Band 8a.  Job share is also an option.

Interviews will take place in person at Norwich Community Hospital.

Main duties of the job

1. Responsibility for providing psychological assessments, treatments and advice on the management of stroke patients whilst in hospital and during their rehabilitation in the community.

2. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.

3. To maintain records and other client related materials.

4. To participate in Continuing Professional Development and other developmental activities.

5. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.

6. To undertake necessary administrative responsibilities to enable effective clinical practice and the efficient running of the service.

Working for our organisation

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details of the post. Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
  • Currently eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychology status.
Desirable criteria
  • Post qualification training in therapeutic skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of/interest in working in multi-disciplinary team.
  • Experience in Neuro-psychology.
  • Experience with clients who have challenging behaviour.
  • Experience of supervising other psychology staff, i.e. assistants and trainees.
Desirable criteria
  • Formal training in behaviour management or CBT, e.g. diploma.
  • Research experience relating to neuro-rehab.
  • Service evaluation and audit.
  • Teaching and training of health care professionals.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise and prioritise client caseload.
  • Ability to write concise reports/letters.
  • Capacity to communicate complex clinical information effectively and empathetically to patients and their families.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation and implications for clinical practice (e.g. Mental Health Act).
  • Evidence of CPD programme.

Personal

Essential criteria
  • Able to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others.
  • Able to sit in constrained positions for a substantial proportion of working time.
  • Able to concentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.
  • Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances.
  • Able to manage effectively verbal aggression from service users, families, etc and the risk of physical aggression.
  • Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Competent in use of IT packages – word processing, e-mail and internet, Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results.
  • Ability to make own travelling arrangements to meet needs of service

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Carers Friendly Tick award EmployersSunflower Hidden DisabilitiesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care quality commission - OutstandingStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anastasya Shepherd
Job title
Consultant Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01603 255753
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