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Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist
The closing date is 28 August 2025
Join our dynamic Neuropsychology Department at the National Hospital, a leading centre in the UK renowned for its clinical services and research. We offer specialised diagnostic, management, and rehabilitation services for patients with neurological, neurosurgical, and neuropsychiatric conditions.This post is suitable for senior clinical psychologists with a background in neuropsychology and extensive experience in adult neuropsychology assessment and intervention.
Candidates must: -o Have Doctorate level training in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology (or its equivalent).o Be registered with the HCPC.o Have substantial experience in conducting, interpreting, and communicating findings from complex neuropsychological assessments.o Those not meeting all Band 8b requirements can start at Band 8a with progression based on performance.
The post-holder is expected to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrate a commitment to delivering high standards of care, and has the ability to work both independently and within a team. Expertise in a particular field of neuropsychology with a track record of publications in international peer-reviewed journals, is highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
The role focuses on leading the provision and further development of a leading clinical neuropsychological service for neurological and neurosurgical patients.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
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Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Honours degree in psychology or related disciplines, and a Doctorate and/or PhD level in clinical psychology/clinical neuropsychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
* Doctoral level research completed in a relevant area of clinical psychology/neuropsychology.
* Specialist knowledge of neuropsychology syndromes, functional neuroanatomy, assessment techniques and psychometrics
* Specialist knowledge of interventions and neurorehabilitation and an ability to guide and advise medical/nursing and therapy staff on these principles
Experience
* Demonstrable substantial years' experience post-qualification of the application of clinical skills to specialist neuropsychology settings.
* Previous experience presenting to peers / colleagues on a range of clinical and research issues.
* Neuropsychological experience across a range of clinical settings, client ages and neuropsychological syndromes
* Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service.
* Experience of supervising psychologists having completed the relevant training.
Communication & Customer Care
* Demonstrates understanding of, and ability to, manage the needs of patients with acute and chronic disability, including the use of supportive counselling skills as appropriate.
* Demonstrates professional and effective verbal and written communication skills including excellent negotiation skills with patients, carers, and other health professional staff in service delivery.
* Ability to communicate highly sensitive information to cognitively impaired and/or psychologically vulnerable people and their carers, who may have significant barriers to understanding or acceptance.
* Management of behavioural disturbances e.g., verbal aggression, inappropriate behaviour, and risk of physical aggression from people with a behavioural / cognitive disturbance.
* Ability to establish good rapport and professional working relationships within multidisciplinary teams and other agencies for extended periods of time.
* Ability to show leadership, initiative and utilise clinical supervision in different services effectively.
* Ability to identify areas for own personal / professional development through highly developed reflective practice skills and integrate knowledge gained into own practice.
* Effective time management and ability to prioritise own workload.
* Ability to autonomously manage own caseload.
* Ability to represent clinical psychology in multi-disciplinary group settings and within specialist clinical services.
* Ability to complete clinical and research duties in an autonomous fashion.
Academic and research
* Previous experience of research indicating the ability to conduct research autonomously.
* Interest in conducting scientific research within relevant areas of clinical neuropsychology.
* Ability to critique and evaluate scientific data and best practice clinical guidelines.
Quality and service improvement
* Evidence of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams
* Evidence of effective clinical reasoning in the assessment and management of complex neuro-disability.
* Evidence of active engagement with stakeholders within the wider community e.g. NHS England; relevant Charity organisation
* Competent IT skills (word processing, spreadsheets, statistical packages)
Personal Qualities
* A high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
* Must be able to cope with highly emotive and psychologically challenging demands of working with neurologically impaired patients for long periods of time.
* Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in a sensitive, caring, and non-judgemental manner.
Other Requirements
* Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others.
* Knowledge of equalities issues and strong commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
£72,921 to £83,362 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
309-UCLH-6710
Job locations
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
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