Job summary
- Main area
- Neuropsychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-CR7950883
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Amersham Hospital
- Town
- Amersham
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 N/A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
Band 8a
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
This post offers you a rare opportunity to work in specialist neuropsychological rehabilitation as part of the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Service in Buckinghamshire. CNRS is a county-wide service providing specialist multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people with neurological diagnoses. You will join a large, supportive and well-established MDT encompassing Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an individual passionate about providing evidence based, person centred care as part of a dedicated, fun and friendly team. We'd welcome any enquires and encourage prospective candidates to get in touch to hear more. This post would also be considered as a Band 7 preceptorship opportunity for the right candidate. We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to work with people with a variety of neurological conditions, addressing cognitive, behavioural, emotional, vocational, family and relationship needs. You will also provide consultation and teaching to other health professionals and contribute to service development and evaluation.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of four years with 2 years at a highly specialist level and at least 2 years within the field of clinical neuropsychology
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient, and residential care settings maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working within an inter or multidisciplinary team
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and-or professional and clinical supervision
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Formal post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology to qualify for Full Practitioner Membership of the British Psychology Society’s Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (or equivalent training/experience).
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological and neuropsychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration and complex motor skills coordination
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to patients with neurological disorders and mental health difficulties
- Post-doctoral level knowledge of neuropsychological practice including – neuroanatomy, neurological disorders, neuropsychological assessment and neuropsychological rehabilitation
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Desirable criteria
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Desirable criteria
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bronwen Bonfield
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Pscyhologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Emma Garratt - Head of Neurological Rehabilitation in Community, [email protected]
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