Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 28.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-AHP8ATHERA-06-26
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hazel Grove Clinic
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principle Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
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Job overview
Principle Clinical Psychologist - Band 8A - 28.5 Hours
We are seeking a neuropsychologist/ clinical psychologist with extensive experience in neuro-rehabilitation, who is passionate about excellent patient care and promoting psychological understandings and support in interdisciplinary settings.
A successful applicant would lead and deliver psychological provision within the Community Neuro-rehabilitation service here in Stockport NHS Trust, an integrated community stroke and neuro-rehabilitation team. The post-holder will enjoy a broad and stimulating range of clinical work, both directly with service users and their carers/families and indirectly through consultation, training, clinical leadership and service development. Given the breadth of the service, an excellent range of neuro-rehabilitation experience will be available (including acquired brain injuries, progressive and degenerative conditions and functional neurological disorders), with specialist external supervision provided from a qualified clinical neuropsychologist.
This is a really friendly and welcoming multidisciplinary team, where psychology input is very well established and appreciated, and good links are in place to local mental health and third sector organisations. There are many opportunities to shape and develop local services and pathways, to contribute to DClinPsy training, and get involved with regional networks and initiatives.
Main duties of the job
- To lead provision of psychology services within community neurorehabilitation in Stockport, ensuring delivery and development in line with local strategic commissioning and national clinical guidelines.
- To deliver high quality psychological assessments and interventions relevant to a broad range of presenting difficulties, including emotional and adjustment issues, cognitive difficulties, systemic issues and psychological aspects of physical health such as Functional Neurological Disorder.
- To provide clinical supervision to other qualified or pre-qualified psychological staff, as well as colleagues from other disciplines undertaking psychological work.
- To provide advice, guidance and consultation on psychological and neuropsychological aspects of rehabilitation to the team and other health professionals throughout Stockport.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- To work in an interdisciplinary manner together with colleagues in other mental and physical health care teams and in close collaboration with Social Services
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be based in the Community Neuro-rehabilitation Service (CNRS) in Stockport, an integrated service for adults who have experienced a stroke or who have a neurological condition. The post holder will lead psychological provision in the service, providing high quality assessment and intervention work and clinical leadership, through direct work as well as consultation, training and supervision, working closely with qualified psychology and broader multi-disciplinary colleagues.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent e.g. with a Statement of Equivalence, or via ‘Grandparented’ route) as accredited by the BPS.
- Registration with the Health Professionals Council
- Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology and eligibility for entry to the British Psychological Society’s Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Additional training and qualification in psychological and/or neuro-psychological theory, practice and/or therapy relevant to this post
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology
Knowlege
Essential criteria
- • In depth knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological aspects of neuro-rehabilitation relevant to the breadth of this role, including traumatic brain injury & stroke, as well as other acute, or long term and/or life limiting conditions
- • In depth knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological care in relation to physical health and long term conditions relevant to the breadth of this role
- • Knowledge of psychological understandings of Functional Neurological Disorder, and psychological approaches to assessment and intervention relevant to MDT settings
- • In depth knowledge and skill in the use of complex methods of psychological and neuropsychological assessment, including formal cognitive/neuropsychological assessment, synthesis of complex medical and other information, individual and family interview and observation, interdisciplinary liaison
- • In depth knowledge of complex psychological interventions and case management, including high level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies relevant to this post, and their use with broad populations including those with physical health conditions
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience of delivering specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments and treatments of clients with a broad range of physical health and neurological conditions
- • Experience of training, consultation and/or supervision for non-psychologist staff in psychological aspects of care and/or rehabilitation.
- • Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- • Experience in leading aspects of service development and delivery, including prioritisation of limited resources and implementing service improvements relevant to psychological care
- • Experience working within a multidisciplinary team around physical health and/or neuro-rehabilitation
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- • Excellent skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- • Proven excellence in building relationships with clients/families, multidisciplinary colleagues and other professionals and staff from a wide range of backgrounds
- • Ability to work under pressure, managing multiple demands and highly complex work, managing expectations and seeking support where necessary
- • Full drivers Licence and access to their own vehicle for work use
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Occupational Health Clearance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leona Rose
- Job title
- Principle Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 204 4618
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