Clinical Psychologist or Senior Clinical Psychologist

We are looking to recruit a Clinical Psychologist (Band 7 Preceptorship) or Senior Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to join us in providing specialty clinical psychology and neuropsychology services to a wide range of adults seen in the regional Neurology, Neurosciences, and Neurorehabilitation services. This is a permanent post with hours flexible to the needs and wishes of the successful candidate, ranging from 0.6 WTE up to full-time.

Please make it clear in your application whether you are applying as a prospective Band 7 or Band 8a candidate.

Main duties of the job

We recognize that clinicians hoping to specialise in neuropsychology need a range of clinical experiences and benefit from working within both rehabilitation and outpatient settings. As a large neuropsychology department, we offer opportunities to move roles within the Trust when vacancies arise, according to service need and the clinician's preference. We aim to recruit and retain staff by offering diverse clinical experiences and supervision. We support staff to complete the Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology and work towards eligibility for the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust provides high-profile and expert clinical services, including major trauma, neurorehabilitation, and cancer centres. It is an ambitious Trust with core values of empowerment, fairness, collaboration, accountability, and patient-centered care. The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology has flourished over the past decade, now comprising over 60 clinicians in consultant-led teams. We are a friendly department that values work-life balance, encouraging flexible working arrangements, including compressed hours. The Trust offers excellent staff benefits, salary sacrifice schemes (such as car leasing and cycle-to-work), and on-site facilities.

About us

As part of a large teaching hospital Trust, the Department of Clinical Health Psychology is academically ambitious, with strong links to the regional clinical training programme and schools of psychology, medicine, and healthcare at the University of Leeds. There are opportunities for research, service evaluation, audit, teaching, and supervision.

Supervision, funded CPD, and training are priorities to develop and retain your skills and facilitate progression into senior roles without seeking employment elsewhere. Regular job plan reviews align with personal appraisals and career ambitions.

If you are interested in joining us, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Dr. Francesca Williams, Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist, at 0113 206 5897 for more information or to arrange an informal visit.

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Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide qualified clinical psychology services to patients referred for outpatient neuropsychological assessment and treatment.

To offer specialist psychological assessment, therapy, advice, and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues and non-professional carers.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and departmental policies.

To utilize research skills for audit, policy, and service development, and lead research projects within the team/service area.

Job Dimensions

Develop and maintain communication on complex matters, enhance own skills, monitor health and safety, contribute to service improvement, and support equality and diversity.

Assess health and wellbeing needs, develop care plans, and contribute to protecting at-risk individuals.

Gather, analyze, interpret, and present complex data and information. Enable learning, test new concepts, supervise others, and promote health and wellbeing.

The Leeds Way Values

Accountable, Empowered—our actions are guided by these values, which are integral to our work culture.

Core Behaviours and Skills

• Ability to teach and train using complex multimedia materials.
• Employ mechanisms of clinical governance to support practice with emotive material.
• Effective communication of complex, sensitive information.
• Skills in complex psychological assessment, intervention, and management.
• Knowledge of specialized psychological therapies for difficult-to-treat groups.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
• Doctoral training in psychopathology, psychometrics, neuropsychology, and at least two approved therapies.
• Pre-qualification training in research methodology and staff training.

Experience

• Experience in psychological assessment and treatment across diverse care settings.
• Experience with various client groups and cultural contexts.
• Experience working with neuropsychology service clients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any criminal convictions.