An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Service Psychologist, to join the Alkaptonuria Team. We are based in the Edwards Building on the Royal Liverpool Hospital campus. .

Alkaptonuria is a rare disease, resulting in challenges in detection and appropriate treatment. The National AKU Centre was established by the Department of Health Specialist Commissioning Services in 2012 and was set up to provide assessments and treatments for people with AKU.

We are a diverse team, knowledgeable and welcoming, working in an open plan office, creating an ideal atmosphere for peer support and sharing of best practice.

This is an excellent career opportunity for service psychologist with an Undergraduate degree in psychology, with proven experience of managing caseloads independently. Experience working with patients affected by rare diseases would be an advantage.

Are you kind, compassionate, a people person and love making a difference to people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role where you will genuinely make a difference everyday.

Main duties of the job

To communicate with patients in the context of assessment, and with colleagues in the AKU service.o Knowledge of which assessment methods are likely to be most appropriate and helpful.o When appropriate, to communicate this understanding in meaningful ways to colleagues.o Assistance in the evaluation of the service including auditing and continuing appraisal of the best forms of service delivery.o Advising the service managers re: issues, policies, etc, which affect the client group

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is primarily concerned with the provision of a neuropsychological assessment service for AKU, as part of wider AKU service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in psychology
• Supervised postgraduate experience in neuropsychological assessment.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of managing caseload, independently.
• Demonstrable experience of working with colleagues from other professional disciplines

Desirable

• Experience in working with patients affected by rare diseases.

Knowledge

Essential

• Proven competency in selection of neuropsychological tests.
• Competency administering, scoring and reporting neuropsychological tests.
• Awareness and experience of ethical issues relevant to neuropsychological assessment.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to make use of clinical supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use electronic data systems in a timely manner.
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues from other disciplines.

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool Hospital

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

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