This role is for Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist working across the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Service (SESD) and Chronic Pain Psychology Service within integrated physical healthcare pathways.
The postholder will support and enhance the work of multidisciplinary teams by providing specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment, formulation and intervention to adults within stroke rehabilitation and persistent pain pathways.
The role will contribute to psychologically informed rehabilitation and long-term condition management through direct clinical work, multidisciplinary consultation, teaching, supervision, reflective practice, audit and service development.
The postholder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the framework of Trust policies and procedures.
0.6 WTE within the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Service (SESD)
0.4 WTE within the Chronic Pain Psychology Service
This structure is intended to support integrated psychologically informed care across physical health pathways and provide opportunities for cross-service collaboration, rehabilitation psychology development and continuity of care across long-term health conditions.
* To provide specialist clinical psychology and neuropsychology services within stroke rehabilitation and chronic pain pathways.
* To undertake specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments, formulations and interventions.
* To support psychologically informed rehabilitation and pain management approaches.
* To provide specialist consultation, teaching and support to multidisciplinary colleagues.
* To contribute to rehabilitation goal setting, discharge planning and complex care planning.
* To undertake risk assessment and risk management.
* To support carers and families adjusting to stroke-related disability, chronic pain and long-term health conditions.
* To contribute to service evaluation, audit, quality improvement and service development.
* To promote psychologically informed approaches across integrated physical healthcare services.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent recognised by the HCPC
HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist
Postgraduate neuropsychology training
Experience of ACT, CBT or CFT approaches
Experience of neuropsychological assessment
Experience of psychological assessment and intervention with adults with complex needs
Experience of multidisciplinary working
Strong formulation and communication skills
Ability to work autonomously and within MDT settings
Commitment to psychologically informed rehabilitation and physical healthcare psychology
Experience within stroke rehabilitation services
Experience within chronic pain or physical health psychology services
Experience of supervision, teaching or service development
Knowledge of stroke rehabilitation pathways and chronic pain management
Knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions
Knowledge of rehabilitation approaches relevant to physical health
Ability to communicate highly complex information sensitively
Ability to adapt interventions to cognitive and communication difficulties
Knowledge of stroke rehabilitation pathways
Knowledge of acquired brain injury and cognitive rehabilitation
Skills in psychometric and neuropsychological assessment
Leadership and service development skills
Preceptorship Arrangements
Band 7 appointees will receive structured supervision and support through a developmental pathway toward Band 8a competencies.
Progression to Band 8a will be subject to achievement of agreed competencies and organisational approval processes.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Elizabeth James
elizabeth.james27@nhs.net
07826897183
Agenda for Change
Band 8a
Permanent
Full-Time
348-IOW-12693
St. Mary's Hospital (IOW) Parkhurst Road Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5TG