Job Introduction
As an Assistant Psychologist in the Community Neuro and Stroke Service, which provides specialist rehabilitation for people following a stroke or who have a neurological condition, you will be part of a friendly and welcoming multidisciplinary team which benefits from dedicated input from a Clinical Neuropsychologist, a Clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurse Specialists, Rehabilitation Assistants and Administration.
The service is well established and provides community visits for patients who live within the area of Bath & North East Somerset.
The post also involves providing psychological input to the Stroke Rehabilitation Beds based in the Sulis Unit at St Martins Hospital.
You will be based within the Community Neuro and Stroke Service at St Martin’s Hospital in Bath with an expectation to travel across the BANES catchment area which means a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role.
Core hours of the Service are between 8am and 6pm 7 days a week. Not all services operate within the core hours but there may be future requirements for services to move to this arrangement.
Main Responsibility
- Supporting the Psychologists and other clinicians to provide psychological assessments, interventions and therapeutic rehabilitation programmes for adults who have a long-term neurological condition or who have had a stroke.
- To work alongside the Psychologists and other clinicians to support patients in managing their conditions.
- To complete neuropsychological and cognitive assessments.
- To provide interventions including cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive behavioural therapy, behaviour management, guided self-help and to run psycho-educational groups.
- To support the Service with research, audit and preparation of teaching and training.
- There may be some adminsitrative duties to complete.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have:
- Honours degree in Psychology. Eligible for graduate membership of the BPS.
- Experience of working with service-users who have long-term neurological conditions.
- An understanding of the physical, psychological and social impact of living with a neurological condition.
- Experience of administrating and scoring neuropsychological tests.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and experience to a neuropsychological rehabilitation context.
- High standard of interpersonal communication including communicating with patients and colleagues and ability to write detailed clinical reports.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
Package Description
You will feel valued as an Assistant Psychologist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £30,607.50 salary and access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
Virgin Care partner with the NHS and local authorities, providing high quality care for more than 1 million people each year up and down the country. We are an ambitious, forward thinking and passionate company who strive to make a real difference to people and our colleagues. We re-invest all of the money we earn to improve the experience, deliver ambitious transformations and empower all of our colleagues to make the changes, no matter how big or small, that make a real difference.
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