We are offering an exciting opportunity for a part-time Band 8a Psychologist to join us in delivering clinical neuropsychological services to people with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) and complex brain injury, who are receiving care under specialist rehabilitation services at University Hospital Llandough. This is a newly-funded, permanent post, which forms part of the expanding service provided to patients with complex brain injuries.

This post is supported by a supportive multi-disciplinary team, a team of clinical/ neuropsychologists, and the wider Health Psychology Specialty. The role requires delivering on all aspects of the service, which includes direct work with individuals, working with families, supporting the multi-disciplinary team and offering consultation, reflective practice and supervision.

There is access to a wealth of supervision within our supportive neuropsychology department. The post holder will be able to develop specialist skills with supervision from a Consultant Neuropsychologist. We have strong teaching and research links with Cardiff University, and research interests are encouraged.

We are looking for an applicant with interests in neuro-rehabilitation, acquired brain injury and PDOC. This post would appeal to an enthusiastic practitioner who holds patient care at the centre of their work.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a specialised psychology service to adults with PDOC/complex brain injury and their families/carers.
• The post holder will provide specialised assessments and interventions for patients and their families.
• The post holder will play a key role in providing a specialised neuropsychology service to the Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit, part of the Llandough Centre for Specialised Neuro and Spinal Rehabilitation, as well as outreach to other acute hospitals across the region.
• The post-holder will offer advice and consultation on psychological care to the multi-disciplinary team and wider, working within national and professional guidelines and departmental procedures
• The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within UHB guidance.
• This role will include design of services including complex psychological assessments, formulation and treatment on an individual and group basis, multi-disciplinary work, consultancy, liaison, research, teaching, and supervision of others.
• The post-holder is required to work autonomously planning and organising their own clinical work and other duties/responsibilities.
• To offer supervision and teaching to doctoral trainee clinical psychologists as a lead supervisor.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good Honours degree in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS.
• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS).
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Experience

Essential

• Significant and demonstrable post-qualification experience of working as a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience of working with neuropsychological and associated problems presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Experience of teaching/training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Demonstrable evidence of significant specialist clinical supervision within a scientist-practitioner framework

Desirable

• Experience of working in both community and in-patient settings.
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary context
• Experience of NHS planning/service improvement forums

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management,
• Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills to convey and receive highly complex/sensitive information
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Ability to evaluate critically research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development
• Ability to plan and organise a range of clinical or service-related activities and programmes.
• Ability to implement agreed policies and strategic long-term service developments.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups that are difficult to treat
• High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialist psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to client group and mental health.
• Ability to speak Welsh and a willingness to use this in the context of work where relevant.

Special Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of Clinical Psychology in relation to neurological medical problems.
• Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.

Desirable

• Well-developed specialist knowledge of psychological models and therapies related to the needs of people with neurological conditions.
• Specialist knowledge of neuropsychological test construction, development, validation, administration and clinical interpretation of the results.
• Awareness of ethnic diversity issues.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to make effective use of clinical consultation and appraisal.
• Commitment to and interest in working with people who have neurological conditions.
• Ability to work independently.
• Organised and flexible, able to prioritise workload.

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital Llandough

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

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