Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7369958
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Are you a Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist interested in working with stroke and other neurological conditions? Come and work with us on 6 South at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH), Hampstead
This post offers neuropsychology input to the acute stroke and neurology unit on 6 South, providing a specialist clinical psychology/neuropsychology service to patients alongside medical, nursing and therapy colleagues within the MDT.
Main duties of the job
Clinical work on 6 South includes brief assessment, rehabilitation and systemic work with individuals, families and wider social networks affected by recent stroke and neurological conditions, with consultation, training and guidance to the wider team and networks around the person integral to the role. The postholder will also offer consultation input to Neuro REACT, an inreach MDT supporting neurorehabilitation for patients on outlier wards, or who need high intensity input. Clinical supervision is provided by the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist also based at RFH.
Wider roles and opportunities include design, delivery and evaluation of service development initiatives (including groups), audit/research, teaching/training sessions, and supervision of qualified and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. As a clinician you will be embedded within your MDT, the neuropsychology department and a group of over 40 Psychological Professionals- Adult Clinical Services (PP-ACS) colleagues who work within a variety of medical specialties across the Trust. You will participate in and contribute to neuropsychology journal clubs and complex case discussions, as well as with the wider PP-ACS network, through which you can access group supervision in a range of models (schema-focused, narrative, ACT/CFT, and EMDR). Supervision and funding towards neuropsychology training (e.g., QiCN) is available. We actively work to create a community that encourages dialogue, learning from each other and mutual support, and showcasing good practice, innovation, and research. We welcome new staff who share our values of working together and supporting each other to join us in the PP-ACS community.
Although this post is advertised full-time, flexible working patterns are available and part-time hours will be considered for those with experience in these settings. We welcome informal conversations and visits from any interested applicant.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society.
- Valid professional registration with Health Care Professions Council.
- Entered (or eligible to be) on the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists, or willing to work towards this.
Desirable criteria
- Enrolled on a course of study and supervision leading to eligibility for the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological assessment/interventions
- Experience in the use and interpretation of psychometric neuropsychological tests
- Experience of working with adult and older adult patients with acquired and progressive neurological conditions
- Experience of working across a range of settings including community, out-patient and inpatient.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working with behaviours that challenge others / behaviours of concern
- Experience in the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of conducting complex assessments with interpreters
- Experience of working with other agencies on clinical care, including statutory and voluntary sector organisations
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and training other psychologists and MDT colleagues
- Experience of supervising and line managing others
- Experience of mental capacity assessment and best interests’ processes
- Experience of service development and evaluation
- Experience of working with other agencies on service or organisational delivery across providers, including statutory and voluntary sector organisations
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and neuropsychological tests and assessment procedures
- Well-developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- 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.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Able to identify and articulate own learning/training needs
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the Health Professions Council.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group, and NHS.
Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work constructively under pressure
- Positive attitude to this work
- Demonstrable commitment to multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency work
- Able to make decisions and problem-solve when dealing with both routine and novel complex situations
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to Trust sites for the purposes of meetings and patient care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Dr Gaby Parker
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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