Assistant Psychologist

The establishment of a new Community Neurorehabilitation Service in Mid Notts in 2021 led to the development of an Assistant Psychologist post. We are looking for a Psychology Graduate with an enthusiasm for working with individuals with neurological conditions to enable them to realise their rehabilitation potential.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare Clinical Neuropsychology Services provide neurorehabilitation services in both community and hospital settings spanning Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and Bassetlaw and Nottingham. We work with individuals with a variety of neurological conditions including acquired brain injury and neurodegenerative conditions. We are a closely networked team of Clinical Neuropsychologists, focussed on delivering specialist neuropsychological assessments and interventions to a complex client base, within multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams.

We are developing the delivery of neuropsychological assessment and interventions to our patients within the community. This post has an important role in maintaining and supporting the psychological care pathway including clinical assessment and working with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team to deliver stepped care. Importantly, the role involves audit and the evaluation of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction for the multidisciplinary team as a whole. There will be opportunities for training in the administration of psychometric testing of cognition. There will be an emphasis on supporting teaching and training in neuropsychological care to the multidisciplinary team both in developing and delivering materials and information leaflets.

The post will be based in North Nottinghamshire (Mansfield) with the majority of hours being worked in the commissioned geographical area of Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark & Sherwood.

The successful applicant will need to be highly motivated and able to work independently, within the guidelines, policies and procedures of the service and the Trust. This post offers 0.6 wte on a permanent basis.

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

The successful applicant will join a well-respected group of Clinical Neuropsychologists delivering neuropsychological services in North Nottinghamshire. Individual supervision will be offered within the service by a qualified Clinical Psychologist. We have close links with D Clin Psych courses at Nottingham/Lincoln (Trent), Leicester and Sheffield, and regularly have trainees on placement offering opportunities for learning from those on training courses. We are enthusiastic members of the Trent Neuropsychology Special Interest Group.

See Job Description and Employee Specification attached in documents where further details are given regarding this job opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist in Clinical Neuropsychology.