South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
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Assistant Psychologist
About the Role
The post of Assistant Psychologist is based in the Clinical Neuropsychology Service at the Central England Rehabilitation Unit (CERU), a national level 1 neurorehabilitation unit. The Clinical Neuropsychology Service is a consultant-lead service for individuals with acquired brain injury (including stroke) who require specialist in-patient neurorehabilitation.
The band 4 Assistant Psychologist will work closely within the inter-disciplinary team which includes medical staff, nursing, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and dietetics with the support of and under the supervision of clinical psychologists.
Main Duties of the Role
- Conducting cognitive, mood and behavioural assessments under supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
- Provision of psychological interventions to both individuals and groups with acquired neurological conditions (including stroke) to promote adjustment and well-being.
- Data collection and analysis in relation to behavioural management, and service development such as clinical audit and service delivery.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
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Contact Information
For Further Information Please Contact:
Dr Gavin Farrell, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, on 01926 – 317700.
Purpose of the Role
The purpose of the role of the assistant psychologist (band 4) is to undertake structured psychological assessments of patients with acquired brain injury (including stroke) and to deliver psychological interventions and well-being activities under the supervision of a qualified applied psychologist in a ward setting. In addition, the assistant psychologist will be required to assist in the collection and analysis of behaviour data as well other clinical administrative duties that support the service such as clinical audit.
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.
Further Details / Informal Visits
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gavin Farrell
- Job title: Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Email address: gavin.farrell@swft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01926317700
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