Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5)
- Job ref
- 339-NMSK6367-DAC
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rosa Burden Centre
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum, pro rata (Dependent on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8c
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Job overview
8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist/ Neuropsychologist
1WTE Substantive
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist with an interest in functional neurological conditions to join a large Neuropsychology department at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
We are looking for someone to lead the provision of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology services within a multidisciplinary team including a Neuropsychiatry, Neurology, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
The post holder will also join a large, friendly, supportive and welcoming Neuropsychology department comprised of 13 Clinical Neuropsychologists/Psychologists and 9 Assistant Psychologists in 5 services (General Outpatients, Neurosurgery, Cognitive Disorders, Stroke and Community Traumatic Brain Injury).
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description (JD) and Person Specification attached to this advert for the main duties of this post.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning Brunel building at Southmead Hospital. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Situated in the vibrant city of Bristol is our award-winning building opened in 2014, offering exceptional facilities for patients and staff alike.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will deliver assessment, consultation and psychological intervention for people with a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). The post-holder will take a lead role in developing the outpatient and inpatient service, alongside the service manager, consultants, specialist nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists in evidence-based service development, implementation of service outcome measures, use of data to demonstrate service impact, service user involvement, quality improvement projects and research involvement.
As a senior member of the team, the post-holder will be expected to contribute to the supervision of more junior staff, along with the wider multidisciplinary team. They will also support colleagues from across the south-west, and nationally through professional networks and teaching opportunities. The team is actively involved in clinical research.
For more information please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ Training/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Training in clinical psychology to doctoral standard (or its equivalent for those trained before 1996), as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist
Work Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with patients who have a diagnosis of a functional neurological disorder
- Significant supervised clinical practice including clinical neuropsychological assessment/rehabilitation of adults.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Angelita Cruz
- Job title
- Acting Head of Neuropsychology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 41 43280
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