Practitioner Psychologist, Neuropsychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Psychologist to lead acquired brain injury and functional neurological disorder pathways within the Lishman Unit. You will provide specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults with brain injury and functional neurological disorder, working within a multidisciplinary team. The position offers opportunities for leadership and collaboration within the Neuropsychiatry pathway. Regular support from the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist is provided.
Key responsibilities
- Provide specialist assessment, neurorehabilitation, therapy, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes for brain injury and functional neurological disorder MDTs.
- Contribute to creating a psychologically safe environment for staff, service users, and carers from diverse backgrounds.
- Provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
- Undertake service evaluation, audit, and research.
- Work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
- Provide neuropsychological assessments, formulations, and interventions for clients in the brain injury and FND MDTs.
Essential criteria
- Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I)
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. (A/I)
- oExperience of neuropsychological assessment and/or intervention with individuals with brain injury and comorbid neuropsychiatric needs (A/I)
- Experience of providing care for individuals functional neurological disorder (FND) (A/I)
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
- Experience of developing and carrying out research projects. (A/I)
- oExperience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs. (A/I)
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for brain injury and FND respectively (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I/R)
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I/R)
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I/R)
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as goal setting and formulation meetings. (A/I/R)
- To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists. (A/I/R)
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials. (A/I/R)
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. (A/I/R)
Desirable criteria
- Interest in undertaking relevant additional training, such as post-doctoral training in clinical neuropsychology or in evidence-based therapeutic intervention for FND (A/I)
- Experience of working in an inpatient neurorehabilitation setting. (A/I)
- Experience of working with service users with brain injuries and comorbid neuropsychiatric needs (A/I)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 12d
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Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Psychologist to help lead our acquired brain injury and functional neurological disorder pathways.
You will provide specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults who have experienced an acquired brain injury and those experiencing functional neurological disorder. The Lishman Unit provides in-depth, multidisciplinary assessments and rehabilitation interventions using a team goal-setting approach.
You will work with an already established multidisciplinary team who are highly specialised and dedicated to the service users they work with. There will be opportunities for you to collaborate with the team and the wider Neuropsychiatry pathway and will be a perfect platform to demonstrate leadership qualities. The role involves regular contact with the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to help ensure you feel confident and supported in your role, in addition to a Trust-wide Staff Support Service and networks to help you connect with others within SLaM.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to senior practitioner psychologist roles across Specialist Servi
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