Clinical Psychologist Glasgow, Scotland
The Disabilities Trust
Full Time
Glasgow, Scotland
42916 - 50238 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Clinical Psychologist
Glasgow
Salary: £42,916 - £50,238 DOE Experience
Hours: flexable working hours available
The Disabilities Trust is looking for a Clinical Psychologist who wants to share their experience by working at our service, Eastfields in Glasgow. The salary range for this post is £42,916 - £50,238 DOE Experience per annum with an introductory golden hello bonus of £6,000 which is subject to conditions.
We assess and provide rehabilitation primarily for service users with an acquired brain injury using the neuro-behavioural model of social rehabilitation. The aim is to provide a continuous link for each service user through their pathway of care from our rehabilitation services through to re-integration into the community.
You will work as part of a dynamic Multi-disciplinary Team, which includes a Consultant Neuropsychologist, Senior Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists, a Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. Along with our Rehabilitation Support Worker team we deliver a neurobehavioural rehabilitation service for people with acquired brain injury and complex needs.
Why join us?
The Disabilities Trust 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 goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
The Role
This role is based in Eastfields, a 24-bed registered Care Home for Adults from the age of 18 years and over in Glasgow which supports individuals with maintaining their rehabilitation skills and goals. Our service is spread over three 8 bedded bungalows as follows:
- Bluebell is our 8 bedded nursing bungalow providing continued nursing care.
- Hawthorn & Thistle has 12 studio flats and 4 bedrooms supporting individuals with non-nursing care needs.
As a Clinical Psychologist you will work as part of a multi disciplinary team to provide clinical psychology and neuropsychology input to service users with acquired brain injury. You will liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and service users.
Main Responsibilities:
- To provide specialist psychological/neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to BIRT and related services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user’s care.
- To coordinate Service User’s care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.
- To formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological and/ or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurorehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter disciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.
About you:
We're looking for someone with the following skills and qualities:
- Degree in Psychology, accepted by BPS
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent)
- HCPC registered
Rewards:
- A competitive salary of £42,916 - £50,238 DOE Experience
- £6000 Golden Hello Bonus!
- 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
- Excellent training and support
- QiCN Sponsorship
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted gym membership, eating out and shopping
- Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.
The successful candidate will be financially supported on achieving QiCN should they wish to pursue this. There will be opportunities to be involved on research projects, some of them conducted together with the University College London or University of Glasgow.
All clinical roles have CPD opportunities and we may support further professional development.
If you have any questions or require further information, please email our Clinical Director - [email protected]
We will consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship. **To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button
Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.
*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*
The Disabilities Trust are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.
The Disabilities Trust
www.thedtgroup.org
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
Irene Sobowale
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Grantmaking & Charitable Foundations
1979
