Practitioner Psychologist: Community Brain Injury Team

Job overview

Cardiff and Vale UHBs in partnership with the Neurosciences and the Psychology & Psychological Therapies Directorate offers an exciting opportunity for a permanent, full-time, Band 7 or 8A HCPC Registered Clinical or Counselling or Neuropsychologist to join an established multi-disciplinary team. We provide specialised community-based neuro-rehabilitation to a regional service, covering Cardiff & Vale and Cwm Taf Health Boards.

It is essential for the postholder to hold a Postgraduate Practitioner Doctorate in Psychology (Clinical or Counselling) and to be a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. Newly qualified clinical or counselling psychologists who will be eligible for HCPC registration are encouraged to apply. Knowledge and experience of applying psychology in medical (particularly neurological) settings is highly desirable, as is an enthusiasm for neuropsychology and multi-disciplinary teamwork.

This post is an opportunity for a permanent, full-time, Band 7 (development post) or Band 8a to gain experience in Neuropsychology and working with neurological conditions. Applicants applying at Band 7 level will be offered support to reach the required competencies in order to develop.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a specialised psychology service to adults with complex brain injury living in the community.
• The post holder will provide specialised psychological and neuropsychological assessments and interventions for patients and their families.
• 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 be required to supervise more junior members of the team and manage the clinical governance and development agenda as a service.
• The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within UHB guidance.
• This role will include complex psychological assessments, formulation and treatment on an individual and group basis, multi-disciplinary work, consultancy, liaison, research, teaching, and supervision of others.
• 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.

Detailed job description and main 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