Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 160-6482362
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
The Walton Centre is seeking two 12 month fixed term Assistant Psychologists to support with psychological provision for patients and families within the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network. The CMRN holds an outstanding reputation for the delivery of specialist rehabilitation services across a pathway from hyper-acute to community services. The CMRN uniquely provides support to a diverse range of individuals with complex physical and/or brain injuries, based upon patient need, rather than diagnosis.
The post holders would join an established, warm and supportive network-wide Psychology team, led by a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with QiCN registration.
Psychological input is extremely varied and can include direct work with patients and families, including therapeutic work, neuropsychological assessment and working as part of a highly skilled clinical team.
The post provides opportunity for development in neuropsychological working, with access to specialist supervision with a QCiN registered Consultant Neuropsychologist, where required.
Main duties of the job
This role will be to support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the CMRN pathway, across all relevant sectors (i.e. inpatient and community). Clinical duties will include administration and scoring of psychological assessment, support with psychological interventions, and systemic working (i.e. with MDT, families). All duties will be conducted under the supervision of a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team and NHS Trust’s policies and procedures. Further duties will include assistance with clinically related administration, conduct of audits, management of service resources, and engagement in research projects, teaching and project work.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An upper second-class honours degree in psychology (or psychology as a main subject) or lower second with the addition of a higher degree in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable criteria
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, rehabilitation/health psychology and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- An ability to interact and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
- High-level communication skills (written and verbal) including report writing and note taking.
- An awareness of the needs of people with complex physical and/or neuropsychological trauma.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to other clinical settings.
- Experience and good skills in using computers (inc. databases, email).
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within an NHS setting within the context of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of research, service evaluation and audit
- Experience of delivering neuropsychological assessments (i.e. RBANS, WAIS and WMS and DKEFS)
- Experience of running psychoeducation and or/mindfulness groups.
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
- An interest in working with people with physical health and/or neuropsychological problems.
- Strong skills in communication and an ability to work autonomously (under clinical supervision).
- High level of skills in personal organisation, motivation and enthusiasm, and team working.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of therapeutic approaches (i.e. CBT, mindfulness).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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 Lauren Hampson
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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