Job overview

We are excited to offer this Senior Assistant Psychologist post in the Northern Care Alliance, based in the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology.

We have full- and part-time opportunities within neuropsychology outpatient services.

You will assist with the overall development of the Neuropsychology provision within the outpatient services at Salford Royal Hospital:

You will be involved in:

-          Assessments, formulations, and interventions for patients referred to the department.  

-          You will hold responsibilities for maintaining patient databases and assisting in audit and service evaluation.

-          Some of our outpatient posts involve supporting clinicians during awake craniotomies and fMRI.

-          You will have opportunities to co-facilitate group therapies such as anxiety management, lifestyle medicine, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive rehabilitation and an online psychoeducation course.

You will be employed and have access to the support system within the NCA, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country, with one of the strongest and most diverse Neuropsychology teams.

We are keen to promote diversity and reduce inequity within Clinical Psychology and hope to act on this value where we can. We encourage applicants to include meaningful contextual information as part of their application.

Main duties of the job

Professional Duties

·         Conducting and accurately scoring neuropsychological assessment for people with a neurological condition/brain injury.

·         Support assessment and intervention with families and carers of individuals with neurological difficulties.

·         Direct clinical work: including intervention for behavioural, emotional or cognitive problems occurring as a result of a neurological condition (individually or in groups).

·         Contribute to trans-disciplinary assessment and intervention work.

·         Attend trans-disciplinary team meetings and represent the neuropsychology service.

·         Be an active participant in meetings and working groups with the broader neuropsychology service as part of NCA.

·         Maintain accurate records of contact.

·         Maintain up to date and accurate databases for neuropsychology services.

·         Assist in the evaluation and auditing of neuropsychology services.

• Contribute to service evaluation and research activity.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.