Key responsibilities include collaborating with neuropsychiatry and neurology teams, conducting neuropsychological assessments, providing expert consultations, and supporting ward staff in managing challenging patient behaviors. The post holder will also be responsible for developing treatment plans, overseeing junior psychologists, and driving service improvement initiatives. This role presents a unique opportunity to significantly impact patient care in a supportive hospital environment that values innovative psychological practices.
King's College Hospital is seeking a skilled and motivated Highly Specialist Clinical Neuropsychologist to develop our new inpatient neuropsychology service. This is a new leadership role that is dedicated to the development and evaluation of the systematic provision of highly specialised neuropsychological assessments and intervention for adult inpatients presenting with complex neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric, and/or cognitive symptoms in the context of acute neurological disorders.
This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful psychological impact on the care of patients with complex neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions while working in a dynamic and supportive hospital environment.
The post holder will have doctoral-level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent) and significant experience working with adults in acute neurological and neuropsychiatric settings. Expertise in neuropsychological assessment and interventions within multidisciplinary environments is essential and along with strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with patients, families, and professional teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with neuropsychiatry and neurology teams to clarify diagnoses when psychiatric, psychological, and neurological symptoms overlap or present diagnostic challenges.
- Conduct direct neuropsychological assessments and brief interventions, sharing case formulations with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Provide expert advice and consultation to professionals involved in the psychological care of patients.
- Support ward staff in managing patients with challenging behaviors through formulations, interventions aimed at reducing aggression, and facilitation of reflective practices.
- Contribute to patient care and discharge planning by providing interventions and liaising with families, carers, and external agencies to ensure cohesive care plans
About us
To provide comprehensive and highly specialist neuropsychology rehabilitation as part of this service.To provide highly specialist clinical neuropsychological evaluation of patients (including neuropsychologicalformulation and assessment, self-report measures, as appropriate), structured observations, clinicalinterviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data.The development and monitoring of neuropsychological rehabilitation/treatment programmes within amultidisciplinary context. This includes formulating psychologically based treatment management planswhich are specific to each client based upon an analysis of complex factors contributing to the presentation,and selectively drawing on appropriate conceptual and theoretical models within the context ofneurorehabilitation.To deliver evidence based psychological treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adaptinginterventions drawing on a range of theoretical options.
To provide professional and clinical supervision and line management to junior clinicalpsychologists, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists for all aspects of their work. To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision to staff and carers.To receive regular clinical and professional supervision at least monthly from a more senior clinicalneuropsychologist according to Trust guidelines.
To initiate and implement service development projects within own service area and other relevantagencies as required. To identify any aspects of the service which need to be improved and to advise service andprofessional managers on appropriate changes.To contribute to the development and improvement of the service or other organisational issuesthrough taking a lead role on appropriate projects.
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