Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Moseley Hall Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £76,965 - £88,682 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2025 23:59
Band 8c Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
**Full Time - applicants seeking to work less than 37.5 hours per week will also be considered and are encouraged to contact for discussion.**
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist to join our neuropsychology and rehabilitation services based at Moseley Hall Hospital in Birmingham.
Our services include Level 1 Inpatient Neurorehabilitation, Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation, Community and Outpatient rehabilitation services, and a specialist vocational rehabilitation pathway. It is an exciting time to be joining our services as we look to further develop our teams and the model of Clinical Neuropsychology within the Trust.
The postholder will work alongside the Divisional Lead Consultant Psychologist and other colleagues to ensure the systematic governance and effective development and delivery of neuropsychology services across inpatients, outpatients and community settings. Leadership, supervision and management are key aspects of this role alongside provision of clinical services.
The successful applicant will have extensive experience in Neuropsychology, have completed the relevant training to be eligible for entry onto the Specialist Register for Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN), and have demonstrable strategic leadership experience relevant to this Consultant-level position.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist neuropsychological service to people with specialist rehabilitation needs, across all sectors of care within the catchment area of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust. To supervise and support the psychological and neuropsychological assessment, therapy and interventions provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. To support overall clinical, professional and strategic governance for ASR Neuropsychology services in collaboration with the Divisional Lead Consultant Psychologist.
To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service. To be accountable for the direct delivery of clinical services to clients, their families and carers. To provide out-reach, advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to ensure the planning, development and systematic provision of a highly specialist, multilevel psychology service within the Division.
To ensure the Psychology Service meets Service objectives, contracting agreements and commissioner requirements such as the completion of UKROC statistics. To ensure sustainability and enhancement of the service by collaborating with commissioners and relevant partners.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham is a vibrant, rich, ethnically diverse city, with a large population of young people. Join Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) where more than 5000 members of staff work across Birmingham and the West Midlands to deliver a wide range of community and specialist healthcare services. BCHC delivers over a hundred clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. This includes services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
Our range of healthcare service provision within the ASR Division also offers opportunities to develop clinical leadership skills and be involved with clinical projects and pathway development. The Psychology Service offers support and close links with other psychologists through facilitated reflective practice groups, CPD events and team meetings. There are good links with the local DClinPsy training courses and the MSCi pathway at Birmingham and Coventry Universities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see attached job description.
To undertake and advise other psychologists in highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of complex cases, assessing cognition, personality, beliefs, attitudes, behaviour, emotional function, and other relevant psychological characteristics and dimensions and factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the client’s neuropsychological difficulties as appropriate.
To develop highly complex formulations and implement plans for the formal neuropsychological treatment and/or management of a clients’ highly complex psychological problems, including family breakdown, serious mental illness, vulnerable adults and aggressive and violent behaviour, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, using advanced and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across the full range of care settings, where frequent and intense concentration is required.
To develop and implement highly complex plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the client’s presenting problems, that are based upon highly specialist and advanced knowledge and an appropriate conceptual framework, that employ psychological procedures and practices having an evidence base for their efficacy and/or an established theoretical basis for their use.
To propose and implement policy or service changes and developments, particularly those that enhance the availability and accessibility of psychologically informed clinical practice or that otherwise improve the efficacy, efficiency or quality of the service offered by the MDT. In this respect designs, implements and evaluates clinical, governance and service initiatives and co-ordinates the work of others involved as appropriate
Person specification
Qualifications
* Postgraduate Doctoral Level training in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent)
* Registered with the HCPC
* Eligible for inclusion on the BPS Specialist Register in Clinical Neuropsychology
Experience
* Extensive post qualification experience of highly specialist assessment and treatment of patients presenting with Rehabilitation needs
* Extensive clinical experience in Neuropsychology Services
* Experience of service development in a multidisciplinary context.
* Clinical research and/or staff consultancy, staff teaching and staff support roles.
* Supervision of qualified / assistant / trainee psychologists
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment working within the context of an MDT
* Experience of doctorate-level teaching for psychology and of tailoring training to the differing needs of other professions on psychological matters.
* Clinical experience with diverse client groups /other populations
Skills
* Ability to work on own initiative demonstrating sound judgement abilities.
* Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries (internal & external)
* Personal organisation including time management, work prioritisation & planning skills
* Knowledge of national policy and guidance for the delivery of services to people with rehabilitation needs.
Personal Qualities
* Demonstrates a confident approach to peers.
* Organised and able to prioritise demanding workload.
* Change Agent and able to deliver service improvement.
* Able to work in a rapidly changing environment
* Dynamic in approach to service delivery
* Proven ability to deliver
Other
* Ability to work within a multicultural framework
* Able to travel independently to meet the needs of the service and role
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.
We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
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Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Pre-application discussions are welcomed and strongly encouraged.
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