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This is an exciting opportunity to work in neuropsychological rehabilitation at the Community Head Injury Service (CHIS) based in Aylesbury. CHIS is a county-wide service for patients with traumatic and acquired brain injury with a national reputation for clinical excellence and received an "Outstanding" rating from the Care Quality Commission's most recent review. You will join two clinical neuropsychologists providing input to our two inter-disciplinary community teams - rehabilitation and working out (vocational rehabilitation). We are looking for a qualified clinical psychologist to work in a permanent post at Band 8a, but we would consider a Band 7 with preceptorship to 8a for the right individual who doesn't currently have the necessary experience for an 8a position. We would also very much welcome applications from those interested in part-time hours. You will also provide consultation and teaching to other health professionals and contribute to service development and evaluation.

You will receive professional support and supervision from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist. We strongly support professional development and have very close links with the Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology. There are also strong links with the Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust Community Neurological Rehabilitation Service also based in Aylesbury.

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• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Some progress made towards formal post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology to qualify for Full Practitioner Membership of the British Psychology Society's Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (or equivalent training/experience).
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

• Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of the equivalent of 2 years within the field of clinical neuropsychology and acquired brain injury.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient, and residential care settings maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to patients with neurological disorders and mental health difficulties. Post-doctoral level knowledge of neuropsychological practice including - neuroanatomy, neurological disorders, neuropsychological assessment and neuropsychological rehabilitation.

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
• Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to travel to other sites.

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.