Senior Clinical Psychologist

We are delighted to advertise two, full time, 8a Clinical Psychologist posts to work in Neuropsychology. We are a supportive and innovative team, delivering neuropsychological intervention and psychological therapies to people with neurological injury or illness.
You will be make a valued contribution to goal focused, multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation in a range of settings. Both posts will be job planned to provide clinical neuropsychology to our services in two of the following settings:
+ Inpatient neuro-rehabilitation wards, based at Walkergate Park
+ Neuropsychology outpatient services, based at Walkergate Park
+ Northumberland Head Injuries Service, based at St Georges Park and involving community visits in and around Northumberland.
You will have opportunities to be involved in and/or lead on service innovations, audit and research. You will be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of neuropsychological, psychological and neuro-rehabilitation outcomes and draw upon national guidelines for best practice.
You will take an active role in multi-disciplinary teamwork (MDT), often chairing or leading on MDT case reviews, capacity assessments, best-interests' meetings, safeguarding and risk management strategies.
There are opportunities to provide elective placements and teaching for the D.Clin.Psy, + Assessment of neuropsychological impact of neurological illness or injury including selection, administration and interpretation of appropriate psychometric measures
+ Working with service users and MDT members to develop neuropsychological formulation in relation to acquired brain injury
+ To provide clinical neuropsychology services in a range of settings in line with neuropsychological formulation and neuro-rehabilitation goals
+ To provide community neuro-rehabilitation requiring travel in and around Northumberland.
+ To communicate complex and sensitive information to MDT colleagues, service users, carers, relatives and other professionals to support neurorehabilitation, safeguarding, risk assessments, capacity assessments and best interests' decision making.
+ To work flexible and responsively to prioritise clinical demand and high-quality neuropsychological services.
+ To offer psychological therapies, adapting psychological models and intervention to accommodate the cognitive, physical and sensory needs of service users.
+ To make an active contribution to the neuropsychology service's aims and objectives in relation to service innovation, audit and research
+ To undertake and offer teaching and training in clinical neuropsychology
+ To provide clinical supervision to qualified and non-qualified staff
+ To work in accordance with the job description (attached) and in line with the needs of the service.

The successful applicant(s) will have substantial experience in clinical neuropsychology and will be keen to pursue a career in neuropsychology.

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)., At Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to developing services of the highest quality that consequently enable and empower our service users to optimise their quality of life.

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?, We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.