The Neuropsychology Department at the National Hospital, one of the UK's largest and internationally renowned for its clinical services and research, is seeking passionate graduates to join our team.

We specialise in providing advanced diagnostic, management, and rehabilitation services for both inpatients and outpatients with various neurological, neurosurgical, and neuropsychiatric conditions.

This post is suitable for graduates with a strong degree in psychology, a demonstrated interest in neuropsychology and preferably relevant experience in adult neuropsychology assessment and intervention. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will assist in evaluating neurological patients with cognitive impairments due to brain damage, help standardise and validate new neuropsychological tests, and collect, analyse, and manage clinical data.

You will also prepare neuropsychological tests for clinical activities, participate in case demonstrations, and contribute to clinical audits and studies, with supervised clinical experience in neuropsychological assessment.

If you're a motivated psychology graduate eager to advance your career in neuropsychology and gain valuable hands-on experience, apply now to join our esteemed team at the National Hospital!

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• A 1st Class honours degree in Psychology or A 2nd class honours degree in Psychology and a good Masters Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Neuroscience, Neuropsychology).
• Post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, neuropsychology and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical work in a health/social care setting.
• Experience of clinically relevant research or audit.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings dealing with highly sensitive issues.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers, and colleagues.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with neurological problems.
• An ability to apply existing knowledge in a neurological and neuropsychological context.
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel, SPSS, and common data analyses.

Desirable

• High standard of report writing.

Personal and People Development

Essential

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to interact with people with neurological and/or mental health problems.
• Ability to work independently, reliably, and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.

Desirable

• An interest in Neuropsychology.

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, UCLH

47-49 Huntley Street

London

WC1E 6DG

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309-UCLH-4826