Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Others
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Others
Effective leadership skills and commitment to team working
- Others
Flexible and autonomous approach to clinical work.
- Others
Ability to interact effectively with other team members and other health professionals.
- Others
Ability to recognise cultural differences and needs of people from different cultures
- Others
Personable, friendly and active team member, showing a willingness to adapt to a changing environment.
- Experience
Experience of working with adults presenting with a wide range of clinical needs and levels of complexity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in highly emotive or distressing situations. Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision while working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months.
- Experience
Experience of the application of clinical psychology assessment, intervention and outcome measures with patients with neurological conditions.
- Experience
Experience of working at a specialist/highly specialist clinical psychologist level in neurological rehabilitation setting
- Experience
Experience of working within and actively participating in a team environment and contributing a psychological perspective within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience
Experience of teaching, training and supervision of health care professionals and/or assistant/trainee psychologists
- Knowledge & Skills
Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Knowledge & Skills
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Knowledge & Skills
Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge & Skills
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Knowledge & Skills
Current national policy, legislation and clinical guidance relevant to community neurorehabilitation and stroke, including relevant NICE guidance. Highly specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for patients with neurological problems and neuropsychological rehabilitation
- Knowledge & Skills
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Training & Qualification
Postgraduate doctoral-level training in clinical psychology, or equivalent, conferring eligibility for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Training & Qualification
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Others
Professional publications in peer reviewed academic journals and/or books.
- Experience
Experience of taking a leadership role in service development
- Knowledge & Skills
High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Training & Qualification
Formal training in supervision of psychologists and/ or other health professionals.
- Training & Qualification
Post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity arisen for a 0.6 WTE Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join the Westminster Community Neuro-rehabilitation Service on a 12-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. The postholder will be employed by West London NHS Trust and embedded within the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust interdisciplinary team.
This service provides community neurorehabilitation across Westminster through a range of pathways, including neuro rehabilitation, assessment and advice for people with long term neurological conditions, disability management, support for rapidly progressive neurological conditions, early supported discharge team (ESD) for stroke and the Specialist Neurological Rehabilitation Outreach Service (SNROS).
We are looking for someone with excellent clinical skills, experience of working with neurological conditions, strong multidisciplinary communication skills and an enthusiasm for service development.
Applications are welcomed from experienced Band 7 Clinical Psychologists who meet the essential criteria and can demonstrate readiness to undertake the responsibilities of a Band 8a role.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide an autonomous, highly specialist clinical neuropsychology service as part of an interdisciplinary community neuro rehabilitation team comprising of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and rehabilitation assistants.
The role includes neuropsychological assessment, formulation and rehabilitation for adults with neurological disorders, alongside support for families and carers. Interventions may include cognitive rehabilitation, psychological therapy to help with emotional adjustment and engagement in rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, teaching, contributions to service development, audit and quality improvement, and multidisciplinary consultation.
The role is primarily community-based, working with patients and families in their home, with additional opportunities for outpatient clinic and virtual working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist with West London NHS Trust in Southall, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £66274.00 to £73496.00. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months). The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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