Main area Rehabilitation Network Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
30 hours per week (Core business hours are 8am - 6pm) Job ref 160-7309385
Employer The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Lipton Hyper-Acute ward/Complex Rehabilitation Unit (CRU), The Walton Centre Town Liverpool Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/08/2025 23:59
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
The Walton Centre is seeking a permanent Band 8a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologisttoprovidepsychologicalsupporttopatientsandfamilieswithin the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network.The CMRN holds an outstanding reputation for the delivery of specialist rehabilitation services across a pathway from hyper-acute to communityservices.TheCMRNuniquelyprovidessupporttoadiverserange ofindividualswithcomplexphysicaland/orbraininjuries,baseduponpatient need, rather than diagnosis.
Thepostholderwouldjoinanestablished,warmandsupportive network-wide Psychology team, led by a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with QiCN registration. The post holder will be based at the Hub, comprising of Lipton Hyperacute unit and the Complex Rehabilitation Unit (CRU).
Psychological input is extremely varied and can include direct work with patientsandfamilies, including therapeutic work, complex neuropsychological assessment and working as part of a highly skilled clinical team. There is the opportunity to draw from a number of psychological models. There is a strong emphasis on person centred approaches and MDT consultation/systemic work.
The Trust will support the post holder to engage in further post-graduate level training in Clinical Neuropsychology, with access to supervision with a QCiN registered Consultant Neuropsychologist, where required.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist clinical and neuropsychological input for patients on Lipton Hyperacute unit/Complex Rehabilitation Unit (CRU) at The Walton Centre. To support patients with complex physical injury, neurological and/or functional disorder referred to the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN). To conduct specialist neuropsychological and psychological assessments with patients and manage own specialist caseload. To deliver evidence-based interventions based upon clinical formulation. To engage in effective MDT working and provide consultation and support to other clinical members of the team, where required. To work autonomously within the professional guideline and undertake regular supervision, with the opportunity for clinical supervision of others.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Doctor of Clinical Psychology as accredited by HCPC including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
* Competence in two or more distinct psychological approaches to assessment, formulation and treatment.
* Registration with The Health & Care Professions Council as a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’.
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Post-doctoral training &/or qualification (QICN) in neuropsychology or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
* Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of Neuropsychological assessment and intervention with neurological conditions/acquired brain injury (minimum 18 months).
* Possess communication skills to convey sensitive information.
* Significant experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
* Experience of teaching and/or and facilitating clinical supervision.
* Experience of working with patients who have a diagnosis of a functional neurological disorder.
Skills & Attributes
* Ability to work cohesively with a wider MDT.
* Able to use clinical judgement to assess clinical risk and patient safety.
* Possess and apply advanced range of psychological theories in the areas of health psychology, clinical psychology counselling psychology and Neuropsychology.
* Ability to identify and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and nonprofessional groups
Other
* Experience of audit and research.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and able to undertake frequent episodes of intense concentration.
* Able to facilitate the integrations of psychological techniques within a neurological environment and identify areas for service development.
* Able to organise and facilitate patient care within a flexible framework using interpersonal skills.
* Facilitate and manage change in a clinical environment effectively.
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.
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