- To provide specialist psychological/neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to BIRT and related services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service users care.
- To coordinate Service Users care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker
- To formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological and/ or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurorehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter disciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.
- To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.
- To undertake psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family and group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.
- A competitive salary of £43,742 - £50,056 dependant on experience (pro rata)
- *Golden Hello Bonus of £6000*
- 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
- QiCN Sponsorship and supervision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Opportunities to participate in research
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted gym membership, eating out and shopping
- Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store
- Degree in Psychology, accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.
- Doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by BPS.
- Relevant experience of training other professions on psychology assessment and treatment methods.
- Relevant experience of, or ability to contribute to the planning and development of operational policies and service delivery.
- Proven experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences, using relevant resources.
- Ability to integrate complex multi-factorial clinical information into a formulation, utilising a variety of psychological perspectives.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to the service user group.
- Ability to work within Professional Guidelines.
- Relevant experience in producing clinical reports.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with complex emotive subjects with a range of audiences, including those with communication difficulties.
- Ability to prioritise the workload to meet specified deadlines.
- Relevant experience of training other professions on psychology assessment and treatment methods.
- Relevant experience of, or ability to contribute to the planning and development of operational policies and service delivery.
- Proven experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences, using relevant resources.
- Demonstrate an interest in clinical neuropsychology.
- Previous experience of supervising staff.
- Experience of working in a range of Health settings.
- Experience of liaising with external agencies.
Clinical Psychologist - Ely, United Kingdom - Brainkind
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Job summary
Clinical Psychologist - Ely
This opportunity is based in Fen House, Ely which provides rehabilitation to up to 25 individuals with an acquired brain injury. It is a unique community where the people we support can address their cognitive, behavioural, physical, and emotional difficulties. You will work alongside occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists who work collaboratively with support workers to enable individuals to achieve their goals, such as regaining the ability to walk, talk or re-learn daily skills.
As a Clinical Psychologist you will work as part of a multi disciplinary team to provide clinical psychology and neuropsychology input to service users with acquired brain injury. You will liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and service users.
Main duties of the job
About us
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
All clinical roles have CPD opportunities, and we may support further professional development
We will consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Toprovide specialist psychological assessment of adults with acquired braininjury referred to Fen House and related services, utilising and interpretinginformation from a variety of sources: To formulate cases at preadmissionassessments, inpatient treatment and follow up care including psychological andneuropsychological tests, self report scales, direct and indirect structuredobservations, and semi-structuredinterviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clientscare.
Toformulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment ormanagement of clients neuropsychological and mental health problems based on amulti-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based bestpractice.
Toundertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitationinterventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a rangeof modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs ofthe individual and the context.
Tomonitor the effectiveness of interventions and report back to the team.
Toexercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for thepsychological management of clients on own case load.
Tobe responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in themulti-disciplinary assessment of service users and their families.
Tocontribute highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulationof appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involvedin, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation incollaborations with other staff.
Toelicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific,measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.
Toundertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management forrelevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to themulti-disciplinary team.
Toconsult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers andfamilies of service users.
Toparticipate in regular on call support for the Unit on a rota basis.
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable