Job summary
Principal Clinical Psychologist
Location: Birmingham
Salary:£58,972 - £68,525 DOE -*The salary for this role will be reviewed once the NHS release their 2024/25 Agenda for Change (AfC)*
Hours: Flexible working hours available.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified Principal Psychologist in neurorehabilitation to join us and help change the lives of people living with acquired brain injury (ABI)
We are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist capable of ensuring the provision and development of high quality, innovative and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
Brainkind is looking for a Principal Psychologist who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at West Heath House;providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Ensuring the provision and development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice.
2. Providing specialist psychological assessment of our service users, using psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, structured observations and interviews; - formulating and implementing specialist psychological treatment plans for mental health and adjustment difficulties based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice;
3. Contributing highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and supervising their implementation; - undertaking psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant service users and advising team members appropriately;
4. Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings concerned with the delivery and development of clinical services; - Supporting Service Managers/Regional Managers in all aspects of managing the service and to report to the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist.
About us
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
Rewards:
5. A salary of £58,972 - £68,525 DOE (Subject to change)
6. 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
7. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
8. Excellent training and support
9. Group life assurance
10. Company Pension
11. Eye voucher scheme
12. Long service and staff awards
13. Free parking
14. Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
15. Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store
All clinical roles have CPD opportunities and we may support further professional development
**We will consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role:
Brainkind is looking for a Principal Psychologist who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at West Heath House;providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
Your responsibilities will include:
16. Ensuring the provision and development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice.
17. Providing specialist psychological assessment of our service users, using psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, structured observations and interviews; - formulating and implementing specialist psychological treatment plans for mental health and adjustment difficulties based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice;
18. Contributing highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and supervising their implementation; - undertaking psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant service users and advising team members appropriately;
19. Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings concerned with the delivery and development of clinical services; - Supporting Service Managers/Regional Managers in all aspects of managing the service and to report to the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
20. About you:
21. What are we looking for?
22. The successful applicant will have a doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by the BPS. It is essential that you are able to gather, analyse and interpret complex multi-factorial clinical information, and formulate this so as to effectively direct team working.
23. We are looking for an individual who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to deal with complex and emotive subjects.
24. You will have excellent organisation skills, the ability to prioritise workloads, the ability to administer and interpret a range of psychometric tests, and a track record of conducting clinical research or audit.
25. We are looking for a clinical psychologist with experience in neurorehabilitation, an interest in neuropsychology, and motivated to develop an excellent service further.