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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
About
On 1 January 2025 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust became one of the largest trusts in the UK following the acquisition of North Middlesex University Hospital.
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation. Welcome to the Royal Free
Band 8C Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist
Accepting applications until: 30-Nov-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 30-Nov-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- LG The Grove, Royal Free Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Pond Street
- Tref
- London
- Cod post
- NW32QG
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Start 02.02.27)
- Oriau
- Part time - 30 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £88,250 - £100,355 Inclusive of Inner HCAS pro rata, per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 8c)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Neuropsychology
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the neuropsychology provision at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust for a fixed term post. The post combines clinical work with supervision and leadership of a team of clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists working across acute inpatient stroke and neurology, Level 2 & 3 inpatient stroke & neuro-rehabilitation units, outpatient diagnostic neuropsychology, and community stroke and neurorehabilitation contexts.
The post will suit an experienced Clinical Neuropsychologist with experience of leading and working within neuropsychology or neurorehabilitation settings. Clinical work will usually be within the neuropsychology outpatient context but may also span other service pathways according to the presenting needs of the services at any given time.
Research activity is positively encouraged and supported, with opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues. Clinical and professional supervision is in place, and the postholder is encouraged to incorporate professional development and/or contributions to professional practice in neuropsychology within their job plan.
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The postholder will be responsible for delivery of highly specialised neuropsychology provision across the service pathways alongside operational and service management colleagues, and lead on continual service development, improvement and evaluation. They will work closely with neurology, nursing, AHP, social work and other colleagues to deliver neuropsychologically-informed care. They will provide leadership and management of qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Core responsibilities
1.1 To lead and manage the development and delivery of
neuropsychological care of those under the care of neurosciences and neurorehabilitation services of the Royal Free London NHS Trust.
1.2 To work autonomously as a senior clinician within the neuropsychology services, providing an advanced, highly specialist clinical neuropsychology service
1.3 To provide expertise and specialist neuropsychological advice,
guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan and ensuring appropriate provisions of neuropsychological care by all members of the team.
1.4 To provide neuropsychological representation, guidance and
advice to the specialty leaders, professional and clinical leads
within these services, and to the Division.
1.5 To work with the Leads for PP-ACS, operational management
and other consultant psychologists to support long-term strategic plans for the development and delivery of Specialist Psychological Care within the Royal Free London NHS Trust.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Professional Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent, as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-qualification training in clinical supervision
- Post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology, conferring eligibility for the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN)
- Senior management/leadership training
Meini prawf dymunol
- Registered on the Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS), maintained by the BPS
- Registered on the SRCN, maintained by the BPS
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist for a minimum of 6 years with at least 4 years at a highly specialised level (or equivalent quality and quantity of experience)
- Extensive experience and skills in applying neuropsychology expertise within a relevant setting
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient 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, inpatient and residential care
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment, both as practitioner, and within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
- Substantial experience of highly specialist neuropsychological assessment and treatment of patients, with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience in the application of more than one treatment model in clinical or clinical neuropsychology practice
- Experience of and skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork, including with medical colleagues
- Experience of professional management and supervision of qualified and pre-qualified applied psychologists (e.g. clinical, counselling and health) and other psychological professionals (e.g., psychotherapists, counsellors)
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts, including working with interpreters
- Experience of formal teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision of psychologists
- Experience of teaching and training of other professionals
- Experience of representing psychology in multiprofessional settings (e.g., policy, governance or other forums)
- Experience of service development in a neuropsychology context
- Experience of successful clinical leadership in a neuropsychology context
- Experience co-ordinating the recording and reporting of clinical information as required and to initiate developments and responses to need in this area.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of diagnostic assessment in a neurological context
- Experience of supervising junior colleagues to develop their careers, including towards specialist neuropsychology qualifications
- Experience of budgeting and financial control/planning skills and knowledge of funding arrangements for service
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Extensive, highly specialist knowledge and expertise in neuropsychology within a relevant medical/health setting.
- Expert skills in the use of complex methods of psychological and neuropsychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
- Ability to analyse and manage complex, multifactorial information from a range of sources, both clinical and organisational, and integrate and formulate from a range of psychological perspectives, to make expert professional judgements about appropriate action in an NHS context.
- Expert skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS, including overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Highly-developed skills in providing advice, expertise and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the profession and mental health generally and the implications for clinical practice and professional management in neuropsychology
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology.
- 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 plan, deliver and manage a specialist service, and undertake service evaluation and development, based on a thorough understanding of national policy and local and national NHS strategies, and an expert interpretation of current professional best practice.
- Ability to develop, co-ordinate and manage a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on disability and mental health.
- Ability to support and coordinate the work of psychology colleagues and psychology service staff, including administrative staff
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others
- Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and senior management settings.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional, academic and senior NHS management settings.
- Advanced IT skills, including using Outlook and other Microsoft Office programmes, and the ability to learn and use software packages relevant to the Trust.
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice.
- Ability to form meaningful working relationships with others.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Ability to articulate the value added by psychology/neuropsychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary physical and mental health services
Personal qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Highly competent organisational, administrative and time management skills.
- Ability to maintain an open mind, problem-solve creatively, and meet challenges with a flexible, patient and positive attitude.
- Ability to contain and manage conflict
- A commitment to the evaluation of services.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the BPS and HCPC.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Ability to demonstrate leadership, responsibility and dependability to others.
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Demonstrable commitment to advancing professional practice in neuropsychology
Meini prawf dymunol
- Record of having published in either peer-reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books, or participation in national initiatives within the profession (e.g., BPS/ACP-UK working groups, conferences, training)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Olivia Breen
- Teitl y swydd
- Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 020 7830 2292
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