Assistant Psychologist

Inspire Neurocare -
Worcester

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Job details

£29,531 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Employee assistance programme
Referral programme
On-site parking

Full job description

If you’re an Assistant Psychologist who is looking for something more: more time, more opportunities and more reward, choose a career with Inspire Neurocare.

Our vision is to ensure that our residents will always feel at the heart of what we do and to exceed the expectations all stakeholders. We will be acknowledged as the best provider of Neurological care and inspire the best people to come and work with us be excellent and never want to leave.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at our Centre in Worcester.

Reporting to Neuropsychologist and Clinical Lead, the Assistant Psychologist will help support the delivery of psychological and neuropsychological assessment and intervention to adults with acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions, working as a member of the multidisciplinary , under the supervision of the neuropsychologist.

This is a unique opportunity to help support the future of Neuropsychological care within an innovative and forward-thinking environment where we recognise that everyone is different and people's rehabilitation goals and measure of success are different too. If you're as committed to our cause as much as we are then we would to hear from you.

Benefits for you:

Enjoy a competitive pay structure
Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
A supportive and collaborative working environment
Access to a range of training opportunities to help both you and the service flourish
Free onsite parking available
Unlimited Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £750 per referral - t&cs apply*
Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services

Key Responsibilities:

You will assist the Clinical/Neuropsychologist to conduct and develop a range of complex Neuropsychological assessments and evaluations, implement relevant interventions and develop rehabilitation programmes of residents that have brain, stroke and spinal cord injuries, complex neurological disorders and progressive neurological conditions.
You will be required to use your skills communicate sensitive and sometimes challenging information to residents, their relatives, their support workers/carers and friends ensuring that you manage adverse reactions safely.
You will give expert neuro-psychological advice and support to other professionals, helping with residents' diagnoses and treatment plans, so you can make informed decisions that consider complex factors.
You will be required to undertake risk assessments relating to cognition and behaviour and devise guidelines and management plans for the rest of the team to follow.

Could you be part of our team?

For this role, you'll have:

Demonstrable experience of working within a related setting as an assistant psychologist.
Have an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with neurological problems and possess experience of working with challenging behaviour.
Experience of using psychological approaches for individual based therapy or group based therapy.
Have an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with neurological problems.
Has an understanding of the needs and difficulties of adults across the age spectrum.
Has an ability to apply existing theoretical knowledge to a neuropsychological context
Commitment to make a real difference to the lives of our patients.
Excellent communications skills, a great attitude to teamwork and a desire to lead on patient care.

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If you’re an Assistant Psychologist who is looking for something more: more time, more opportunities and more reward, choose a career with Inspire Neurocare.

Benefits for you:

Could you be part of our team?

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