Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Post available until February 2025)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Candidates seeking fewer hours are welcome to apply)
- Job ref
- 437-6156960-A
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trafford General Hospital
- Town
- Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a
Job overview
Post: Band 7 or 8A (up to 0.8WTE but can be flexible is seeking less)
Fixed Term Contract until February 2025 (maternity leave cover)
Intermediate Neurorehabilitation Unit (INRU)
We are keen to recruit a Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist to work within our Trust in a well-developed and experienced neuropsychology service. This fixed term post will really benefit someone looking for a diverse range of experience in neuropsychology assessment and rehabilitation, as well as gaining key skills in supporting safe discharge planning. We anticipate that the post will suit those keen to develop their clinical skills/portfolios, particularly those considering or working towards QiCN status.
We are happy to consider applications from soon to qualify/recently qualified practitioner psychologists who would be appointed at Band 7.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have experience of and enthusiasm for working within neuropsychological services and will provide a service of specialist assessment and intervention, working with a team of multidisciplinary staff. There are excellent opportunities within the service to become involved with service developments and with audit and research projects. The service has close links with Lancaster and Liverpool Doctorate Training Programmes and is the Host Trust for the Manchester Doctorate Programme, and you may gain valuable experience in supervising other staff as a result.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Qualifications
Essential
Has required qualifications
Desirable
Post qualification training in Neuropsychology
Experience
Essential
Has experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in relevant area
Desirable
Has experience working within specialist MDT
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Professional qualification in Clinical Psychology at doctoral level (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- • Registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC
Desirable criteria
- • Post qualification training in Neuropsychology
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist within Neuropsychological services post qualification (less experienced candidates will be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies)
- • Experience of providing supervision and training
- • Previous experience of neuropsychological assessment and delivering structured psychological interventions to clients with complex neuropsychological presentations
- • Experience of working with clients with challenging behaviours arising from neuropsychological conditions
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working within stroke/neurorehabilitation neuropsychology services in either community or inpatient settings
- • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team within NHS Services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
- • Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of legislation in relation to clients of the service eg Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- • Skills in providing clinical consultation to other professionals.
- • Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals
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 Natalie Arran
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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