South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
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Are you looking to make a difference to stroke survivors in Warwickshire?
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed, organised and enthusiastic individual to join the community stroke service for a 12-month fixed term contract.
About the Role
We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support the ongoing development and provision of Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology within the Community Stroke Service (North and South Warwickshire).
Responsibilities
- Assisting in the assessment of emotional and cognitive disorders following stroke.
- Delivering mood interventions and cognitive rehabilitation to support patients after stroke.
- Working within a large team of therapists and assistants from different disciplines including Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Clinical Psychologists.
Requirements
- A passion for working with people.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Flexibility.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to travel independently.
Benefits
- Support through appraisal, supervision, team meetings, and access to in-house training.
Additional Information
- To support the ongoing development and provision of Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology within the Community Stroke Service for North and South Warwickshire.
- To assist in the assessment of emotional and cognitive disorders following stroke.
- To assist in the planning, implementation, and delivery of anxiety, fatigue, and mood interventions to support patients after stroke.
- To carry out cognitive screens and specific neuropsychological assessments under supervision.
- To carry out cognitive rehabilitation programs under supervision to support cognitive deficits in patients following a stroke.
- To assist in the selection and delivery of psychological measures for assessing the effectiveness of patient work/training/group work and the development of systems to capture baseline and outcome data.
- To support in the development of materials and delivery of training to staff within the stroke service.
- To undertake audit and research projects, collection of statistics, teaching, and project work.
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About Us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition, our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways, and delivering high levels of productivity.
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Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective, and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
As Part Of Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion We Encourage All Applicants To Complete a Short Survey. This Can Be Accessed Via The Link Below
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Andrea Lees
- Job title: Lead Neuropsychologist for Community Stroke
- Email address: andrea.lees@swft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01926 317700 ext: 7542
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