Company Description
Rowley Clinical Neuropsychology Services (RCNS) was founded to meet the need for high quality, evidence-based and client-centred clinical neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation services. We work with adults, children and young people with acquired brain injury or other neurological conditions, and their families. We are instructed by case managers, solicitors, and private individuals and the vast majority of our work is done in the context of ongoing medico-legal claims. We can accept instructions for both treating clinician and expert witness work. We provide clinical neuropsychology in Yorkshire, the North East, and the East Midlands.
Role Description
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Neuropsychologist to work as a self-employed Associate to the business. You would manage your own time and have full control over the number and type of RCNS cases you take with us and would be paid an agreed, competitive, hourly rate for your clinical and travel time. We assess and treat severely injured clients in the community, usually as part of a comprehensive and skilled neurorehabilitation MDT. Most of our patients are involved in ongoing litigation regarding their injuries.
Responsibilities of the role would include conducting neuropsychological assessments to an exceptionally high standard, detailing your findings clearly in detailed reports, providing psychotherapy and neuropsychological interventions more generally to patients, families and carers, providing clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, and conducing complex capacity assessments (such as related to finances, litigation, accommodation, care and support, contact, sex, and others). Additional tasks at your discretion involve supporting with RCNS business development and project related activities, such as preparing and delivering outreach presentations, pathway development, marketing, and so on.
Key benefits of working with RCNS
We offer a comprehensive package to help our associates develop in private practice, including the following as standard, included in our rates and at no cost to you:
* Access to RAPPS registered clinical supervision toward QiCN or equivalent SRCN training programmes
* Access to our monthly peer supervision group, attended by clinicians from a diverse range of neuropsychology specialties and across all stages of their careers.
* Access to a comprehensive cupboard of neuropsychological tests, including free use of record forms.
* Access to a comprehensive programme of CPD events throughout the year, tailored to support you to operate successfully as a treating clinician within medico-legal contexts and ongoing litigation claims.
* Access to a comprehensive library of books, and resources, in addition to academic journal access, to support you to implement the highest level of evidence-based practice in your work.
* A reliable referral stream removing the need for you to undertake independent networking to break into private practice.
* Featuring on the company website & advertisement of your skills and experience on our social media platforms.
* Peer review and quality control processes of your reports.
* Guidance and support on the development of your private practice - whether this be clinical, professional or business & GDPR aspects of the work.
* Highly competitive and transparent rates of pay which are inclusive of all of the above, with no hidden referral fees, invoicing fees, administrative fees, etc.
* Guaranteed payment within 30 days of invoicing regardless of whether RCNS is placed in funds by the client.
* All business terms and conditions and associate contracts arranged on your behalf at no cost to you.
Person Specification
* Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
* HCPC registration as a Practitioner (Clinical) Psychologist
* 1-2 years minimum experience in a ward based, community neuro or outpatient neuropsychology setting
* Ideally, has commenced or completed the pathway for QiCN / SRCN status (via the knowledge and practice dimensions)
* Strong understanding of diagnostic and treatment issues in acquired (particularly traumatic) brain injury
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills and diplomacy
* Enthusiasm about working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team