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Lead Clinical Neuropsychologist

Employer
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Keighley
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 Per Annum Pro Rata
Closing date
29 Dec 2024
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Profession
Mental health, Psychologist
Grade
Band 8B
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time
We are seeking an experienced principal clinical psychologist with expertise in neuropsychology to lead the neuropsychology pathway in community mental health services across Bradford and Craven.

The successful postholder will join a diverse and supportive team across the network.

Closing Date 29th December 2024

Shortlisting Date: WC 30th December 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be experienced working with adults with complex mental health needs and familiar with working through a trauma informed and culturally sensitive lens to understand what has happened to people and ways to alleviate their distress. The neuropsychology pathway lead role oversees the assistant psychologist in the teams delivering Cognitive Remediation Therapy as well as providing consultation, specialist assessment, support, training, formulation, reflective space and leadership with the wider clinical team and their own clinical work. We welcome innovation, creativity and holistic ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse communities.

We welcome your application and any questions you may have.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence.
  • Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status.
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Neuropsychology


Desirable

  • Masters in Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Leadership training.
  • Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
  • Training in trauma informed care.
  • Training in advanced clinical supervision


Training

Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional development


Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practise.
  • Application of evidenced based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework
  • Significant post qualification experience and training.
  • Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
  • Clinical leadership experience


Desirable

  • Leadership of clinical research programmes.
  • Publication of research relevant to psychological therapy.
  • Experience of leading or participating in regular reflective practice around themes such as anti-racism in therapy, power in mental health, the impact of health inequality and cultural curiosity.
  • Experience working within a trauma informed framework.
  • Leading innovative clinical practice.


Knowledge

Essential

  • Significant clinical knowledge relevant to a specific clinical pathway(s).
  • Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
  • Relevant specialist clinical courses/training
  • Doctoral / master's level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis
  • Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.


Desirable

  • Highly specialist clinical knowledge relevant to a clinical pathway
  • Highly specialist clinical knowledge relevant to a therapeutic modality.
  • Knowledge and understanding of wider cultural and religious models of mental health for example Islamic psychology, British South Asian communities, Roma communities or beliefs around Black Magic
  • Fluency in one of Bradford's community languages (e.g. Urdu, Punjabi, Slovak or Polish)


Attitude/approach

Essential

  • Commitment to ethos of the clinical service and MDT working.
  • Commitment to working creatively and flexibly to provide psychological therapy to individuals, their families and systems from all walks of life and reducing inequalities in access to and outcomes from psychological therapy for marginalised communities.
  • Willingness to undergo professional development and appraisal
  • Ability to relate to supervisors in a positive mature way.
  • Aware of racial, culture, sexuality, neurodiversity and gender issues and their impact on mental health and in therapy
  • Openness to working with diversity and difference and addressing issues such as power and safety in the therapeutic relationship and in teams
  • Trustworthy, honest, reliable, adaptable, conscientious, tolerant, enthusiastic, motivated, adaptable/flexible approach
  • Warm, friendly approachable manner


Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

A and W CMHT, Meridian House

6 Alston Road

Keighley

BD21 4AG

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453-24-6775098

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