Job vacancy: Senior Practitioner Psychologist, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, London

Job summary

Main area: Stroke Neuropsychology
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 337-NP-9698SM

Employer: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northwick Park Hospital
Town: Harrow, London
Salary: £63,665 - £70,887 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/06/2026 23:59

Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Band 8a

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

H onesty
E quity
A ccountability
R espect
T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you keen to use and develop your neuropsychological skills to help stroke survivors and their families in the community? If so, you might also be keen on joining a Trust making significant investments in developing its psychology services.

This opportunity sits within a thriving neuropsychology team at Northwick Park Hospital. As a centre of excellence, it provides hyper-acute and rehabilitation care to stroke survivors in North-West London on a 50 bedded unit and in home-based settings. The role will include opportunities to further develop teaching, service development and supervision skills and benefit from internal and external CPD.

This position is offered at either Band 8a or within a Band 7 to 8a preceptorship, dependent upon experience. The developmental post is aimed at supporting band 7 and newly qualified clinical psychologists to develop a career in neuropsychology, with a view to progressing to band 8a on the acquisition of suitable skills and experience. LNWH supports clinical psychologists to gain further professional qualifications in clinical neuropsychology.

As a Trust, we aspire to ensure our workforce represents the diverse communities we serve and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME and LGBT+ communities. Applications from these groups are welcomed.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
Post-graduate doctoral level training (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the BPS. Eligible for BPS Chartered Psychology Status.

Desirable criteria

a. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g., PGDip / MSc in Applied / Clinical Neuropsychology
b. Post-qualification training in supervision

Knowledge & experience

Essential criteria

Doctoral level knowledge of lifespan developmental models of adjustment and psychopathology, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.

Desirable criteria

Experience of conducting neuropsychological assessments for developing comprehensive neuropsychological formulations and interventions.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Vidya Rajbhoj
Job title: Lead Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07970307598

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Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Band 8a

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