Job summary
To lead
the psychology team and to provide a direct psychological service to clients,
carrying out assessments of their needs and abilities and using this
information to formulate and monitor appropriate programmes and strategies.
To
support staff engaged in the cognitive, physical communication, functional,
social and emotional rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury and a
range of other neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
To lead and support the
psychology team at CRC
To provide a direct
psychological service to clients and their families at Neuro Rehabilitation
Services, conducting and interpreting a wide range of assessment procedures.
To develop the out-patient
service for non-residential clients requiring clinical psychology.
To provide therapeutic support
to clients through group work and individual sessions.
To prepare detailed professional
reports on client assessment and progress and make recommendations for future
provision.
To direct and supervise the
clinical work of the clinical staff and students within the centre as
appropriate.
To provide training and
consultation to colleagues on the cognitive, emotional, social and behavioural
implications of acquired brain injury and to devise, implement and monitor
strategies to facilitate learning and management of the behaviour of clients.
To conduct analysis of outcomes
and participate in service evaluation.
To support the CRC General
Manager, Head of Clinical Services,. the Psychology team and members of the
multi-disciplinary team, as required.
To advise the CRC General
Manager and Head of Clinical Services on the suitability of prospective
clients.
To represent the Service at
meetings, conferences etc. networking and giving presentations as required.
To keep abreast of developments
in the field of brain injury rehabilitation.
To provide supervision to less
experienced colleagues in Clinical Psychology.
About us
QEF is a Surrey based charity committed to providing
life-transforming services that enable people with disabilities to increase
their independence and achieve their goals in life.
We work with over 5,000 disabled children and adults
every year with physical or learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries.
Whether its gaining new skills to live independently, rehabilitation after a
brain injury or stroke, or improving independence through increased mobility
and accessible holidays; QEF helps disabled people to fulfil their potential in
life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead and support the
psychology team at CRC
To provide a direct
psychological service to clients and their families at Neuro Rehabilitation
Services, conducting and interpreting a wide range of assessment procedures.
To develop the out-patient
service for non-residential clients requiring clinical psychology.
To provide therapeutic support
to clients through group work and individual sessions.
To prepare detailed professional
reports on client assessment and progress and make recommendations for future
provision.
To direct and supervise the clinical work of the
clinical staff and students within the centre as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology/ neuro-psychology
- Current HCPC registration.
Desirable
- Professional qualifications and experience in any of the following:
- Neuropsychology, counselling, psychotherapy, or behaviour management.
- Further training/ Qualification relevant to Neuro-rehabilitation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience with Adult Neurologically impaired adults.
- Experience of management at least at team/middle management level.
- Working with carers.
- Experience working with people with cognitive impairments.
- Experienced in the use of neuropsychological assessment to inform care planning.
- Experience working with clients whose behaviour challenges.
- Experience delivering supervision.
- Experience working with people who have an acquired brain injury / in a neuro-rehab setting.
Desirable
- Experience delivering mindfulness based interventions.
- Experience facilitating psycho-education or psychological therapy groups.
- Experience working with families.
- Experience working with staff teams in a residential setting.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Able to manage workload independently and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Good decision making and problem solving skills.
- Excellent clinical skills
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Ability to manage a small team of Psychologists
- Networking abilities within the profession
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
- The ability to use and interpret specialist psychological and neuro-psychological assessment materials.
- Quality assurance
- Knowledge of current theoretical models and skills in working with people whose behaviour challenges.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly consultation with other staff.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with individuals with acquired brain injury.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
- Able to reflect on how ones own issues of difference and diversity influence decision making in clinical practice.
- Service development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People
Address
Care and Rehabilitation Centre
Woodlands Road
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 0BN