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Hours: 17hrs* - Sessions: 0.45WTE
Base: Reading, Berkshire
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Specialist Clinical / Counselling Health Psychologist to join our Acute Stroke Unit and Outpatient Neuropsychology team.
The successful candidate will be working on the 30-bed Acute Stroke Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital main site (0.35WTE) and within our Outpatient Neuropsychology clinic at 25 Erleigh Road (0.1WTE). You will be supported by the Principal Psychologist to manage a clinical caseload and contribute to service delivery.
The postholder will be part of the vibrant and supportive Clinical Health Psychology Service at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which also covers ICU, Haematology, Pain, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Bariatrics, Inpatient Neurorehabilitation ward, and Cancer Services.
This exciting role is jointly commissioned by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.
You will offer (neuro)psychological assessment and intervention to adults with stroke. This will include undertaking:
There are strong links with the local NHS and independent-sector neuro-rehabilitation units, and with community rehabilitation teams. We have close links with the Oxford doctoral training course in clinical psychology, and there may be scope for joint supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
In our Outpatient Neuropsychology clinic at 25 Erleigh Road, you will provide detailed neuropsychometric assessments of adults with cognitive and emotional difficulties with a suspected neurological aetiology. This includes a wide variety of neurological conditions, including acquired brain injuries, neurological illness, and neurodegenerative disorders.
The goal of your input will be around differential diagnosis, treatment planning, directing patients to appropriate services, and providing guidance around cognitive and emotional rehabilitation.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alan Gray Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist.
Work permit in United Kingdom: Required
English language skill: Intermediate (B1)
Driver's license: Not required
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