Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist, with a specialist interest in neuropsychology, to join the Cambridge Centre for Paediatric Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (CCPNR).
This -month fixed term/secondment contract offers an opportunity to contribute to this pioneering service, offering specialist holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation to children and adolescents with acquired brain injury, across the East of England. The post holder will have expertise in assessment and intervention with children and young people with acquired brain injury and working interdisciplinarity.
As a member of a strong interdisciplinary service, you will be senior member of the team with the skills and specialist knowledge to support the needs of children and young people with non-progressive acquired brain injury. Their needs may be complex with a range of interacting cognitive, social, emotional and physical difficulties.
The CCPNR is a specialist community service for children with non-progressive acquired brain injuries in the East of England. It is a dynamic, innovative service provided by CPFT that has an international reputation for delivery of integrated, multidisciplinary neuro-rehabilitation for children. CCPNR is part of the Psychological Medicine for Children and Families service which is well established at Addenbrookes Hospital.
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified, highly specialist psychology service to children and adolescents with a brain injury and their families.
To work collaboratively with interdisciplinary colleagues to formulate young people's presenting needs and provide multi systemic interventions at home and at school in the delivery of goal based rehabilitation. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of both the Trust’s and the CCPNR's policies and procedures.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within childhood ABI. To support the Clinical Lead with the everyday management of the service.
Working for our organisation
As an interdisciplinary team, we work very closely together with children and families. We have a positive work culture and engage in activities to support wellbeing.
The CCPNR is at Brookside, Trumpington Road, Cambridge. We share close links with the Paediatric Psychological Medicine Department at Addenbrookes Hospital.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities
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