Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership
Assistant Psychologist
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Surrey Downs Health & Care
The Community Neurorehabilitation Service
The Community Neurorehabilitation Service comprises Neuropsychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics, and Specialist Nursing. The team delivers coordinated rehabilitation pathways for individuals with complex acquired neurological conditions (e.g. traumatic brain injury, stroke), optimising the use of secondary, tertiary, and community services to support recovery from the acute event through to discharge. The service includes a small number of inpatient neuro-rehabilitation beds, an Early Supported Discharge service, and community-based rehabilitation.
Minimum Requirements
- An upper second-class honours degree (or higher) in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Experience and understanding of the needs of individuals with acquired brain injury and related neurological conditions.
- Experience of cognitive/neuropsychological assessment under supervision.
- The ability to apply psychological principles within a healthcare setting to practical problems.
- A valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
- Safeguarding responsibilities and requires an Enhanced DBS check.
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We are looking for an energetic and organised Assistant Psychologist who will be required to:
- Support and enhance the provisions of a clinical psychology and neuro rehabilitation service to clients with acquired neurological disorders and their carers, working as a member of the multi-therapy team in both inpatient and community settings.
- Provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the clinical supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. Must plan and organise own workload.
- Assist in clinically-related administration tasks, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, and undertaking some teaching.
About Surrey Downs Health and Care
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Our Partnership
Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes:
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- The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area.
- CSH Surrey.
- Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Surrey County Council.
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Evelyn Umukoro
Job title: Operations Manager
Email address: e.umukoro@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07887585705
Dr Seb Potter (Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist)
Email address: seb.potter@nhs.net
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