Assistant Psychologist London, England
Job description
We are excited to invite applications for a full time Assistant Psychologist to join the clinical neuropsychology team at the Regional Hyper-acute Rehabilitation Unit (RHRU) at Northwick Park Hospital. This post offers an excellent opportunity for aspiring clinical psychologists to further their skills in complex neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, as well as broader systemic work and leadership as part of a large, friendly and dynamic MDT at the Regional Hyper-acute Rehabilitation Unit (RHRU). The RHRU is a 24 bed Level 1 regional specialist rehabilitation unit serving a large geographical area and catering for the needs of patients with severe cognitive, communicative and physical disability resulting from acquired neurological conditions, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxic brain injury and infectious and inflammatory conditions. Patients will typically stay for between six weeks and four months and are often followed up by the unit’s outreach team in the community.
The assistant psychologist will offer tailored neuropsychological assessment and intervention for patients, as well as supporting and educating the wider family system, under the supervision of qualified clinical psychologists. They will be involved in designing behavioural and cognitive programmes of intervention implement these in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. In addition to direct individual and group work, they will be centrally involved in service development and the unit’s internationally recognised research programme.
The post holder will have the opportunity to act as keyworker for patients and families, developing skills and experience in cross sector and multi-agency liaison. They will also hold a small independent clinical caseload in addition to their broader duties, and support the running of the rehabilitation assistant programme. They will develop and/or extend skills in standardised assessments of awareness of patients in prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) and help co-ordinate the mood and cognitive pathways on the unit. They will receive regular supervision from the clinical psychologists on the unit and participate in a range of professional training and support activities. We look forward to working with an industrious and motivated team member with a demonstrated interest neuropsychological rehabilitation and who shows initiative, creativity and organisational skill in supporting the work of our team.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
