South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
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The SLaM Psychology in Hostels (PIH) Service
The SLaM Psychology in Hostels (PIH) Service is an innovative multi award-winning specialist homeless psychology service. For 14 years PIH has led in the development of ‘Psychologically Informed Environments’ (PIEs) delivering ‘Trauma Informed Approaches’ and developing best practice for working with socially excluded populations across Lambeth and Westminster in partnership with the third sector.
We are seeking a Band 7 clinician
We are seeking a Band 7 clinician to work in the Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway (HNP), an innovative service that has been in operation in Westminster for the past three years.
Responsibilities
- Primary Base: Primarily based with the HNP, supporting the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological tests for clients experiencing homelessness, multiple exclusion, and drug and alcohol addiction.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the professional systems around the client, including adult social care, hostel staff, GP’s, and probation officers.
- Teaching and Training: Opportunities for teaching, training, and upskilling of staff working in the homeless sector about the impact of brain injury on emotions, cognition, and behaviour for clients experiencing homelessness.
- Service Audit and Design: Additional responsibilities around service audit, design, and delivery to improve the efficacy of this service.
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Role Details
As a PiH clinician for the HNP, you will:
- Support individuals experiencing homelessness with a known or suspected brain injury, including head injury, stroke, alcohol related brain damage, and dementia.
- Provide specialist neuropsychological assessment, and help wider professional networks to better understand their clients’ emotional, behavioural, and cognitive needs in the context of brain changes.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team including psychologists, a GP, and floating occupational therapy support.
- Develop effective relationships with hostel staff working in the third sector, as well as adult social care, to develop new ways of working together with clients who have complex needs.
- Frequently sit in multi-disciplinary meetings to consider adaptations to practice when working with people with cognitive needs, consider improved housing options, and advocate for clients whose needs are not met.
- Take on teaching and training opportunities to upskill the wider professional network, and work jointly with the HNP service lead to develop operational policies, procedures, and improve the service design.
About the Location
This post will be based across Westminster, working at and within sites operated by our partners delivering homelessness sector services.
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Our Trust headquarters is located at 308 Brixton Road less than 10 minutes from Brixton tube station. We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as north west london, charing cross, and Victoria.
Benefits
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package, feel valued and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.
Some Of Our Benefits Include
- Generous pay, pensions and leave packages dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development with plenty CPD opportunities such as mentoring, coaching, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
- Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing at selected sites.
- NHS discounts via the Health Service Discounts website.
Other Benefits Include
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Jessica Barton
- Job title: HNP Operational Lead
- Email address: jessica.barton@slam.nhs.uk
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