Clinical Neuropsychology Specialist

3 weeks ago


Salford, Salford, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences.

You will benefit from the comprehensive supervision structure and peer support of the department, and the CPD opportunities offered here.

For this specific post, we are looking for an individual who has experience of working with other disciplines to help diagnose and treat complex neurological conditions.

We are a longstanding department consisting of a friendly and supportive team that provides specialist clinical neuropsychology services at the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, and across other inpatient and community services across Greater Manchester.

The successful candidate will be a part of the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Salford Royal Hospital, and regular, specialist supervision will be provided by our Joint Head of Department.

Main Duties of the Job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist clinical neuropsychology services to patients with complex neurological conditions.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing expert clinical assessment and treatment to patients with neurological conditions.
  • Working closely with other disciplines to develop and deliver effective interventions.
  • Contributing to the development of policies and procedures to ensure high-quality patient care.

We are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

About Us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

We are a large NHS trust with 20,000 colleagues who care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford.

Person Specification

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Eligibility for membership of the British Psychological Society and Division of Clinical Psychology.
  • HCPC Registration.
  • Honours Degree in Psychology.
  • Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology.
  • Postdoctoral Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN) and related eligibility for Division of Neuropsychology Specialist Register in Clinical Neuropsychology (SRCN) via this or the grand-parenting scheme.
  • Academic qualification such as Diploma or MSc in Research Methodology or PhD.

Additionally, you will need:

  • At least 4 years previous experience in a regional neuroscience centre or clinical psychology service affiliated to a neuroscience centre.
  • Previous experience of differential diagnosis of dementias and DBS surgery.
  • Previous experience of providing line management and clinical supervision to qualified Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.
  • Prior experience of service development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Competitive salary: £74,290 to £85,601 a year pro rata per annum.



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