Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist in Neuropsychology inMiddlesbrough inMiddlesbrough PUBLISHED 13 SEP 2024

The Medical Psychology service provides psychological assessment, support and treatment to medical patients within South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.   Within this, the neuropsychology service provides specialist neuropsychology input to the neurosciences service, including neurosurgery, neurology, neurophysiology, stroke and neurorehabilitation.


Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.



Please note, where Band 8A requirements not met, a Band 7 trainee role will be considered



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We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist to provide specialist clinical services within the neuropsychology team. This post will involve working across different services areas as required, which may include:

• General neuropsychology
• Neuro-oncology
• Stroke
• Neurorehabilitation
• Functional neurological conditions
  
  

Applicants do not need to have had prior experience working in an acute neurosciences service but will have demonstrated an interest in neuropsychological practice. The post holder will be provided with training and supervision from the senior clinicians to support them in role. We actively encourage newly qualified psychologists to consider applying, and a development plan will be put in place to support the post holder's progress to the full role.

The Medical Psychology service is made up of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, CBT therapists and Counsellors. We deliver psychological assessment, intervention and support to patients with a range of medical conditions across the lifespan. We utilise third wave therapies (especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness) alongside CBT as the core therapeutic modalities, with training and supervision provided to support delivery of these approaches. We also carry out clinical audit, research and service evaluation. We have strong links with the Doctoral Training Programmes at the University of Teesside, and we provide teaching, placements and research projects for Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology trainees.

The Trust encourages innovation and service development, and we actively support this within the Medical Psychology service. All clinicians are expected to take on service development and service governance duties as part of their role, both within the Psychology service and within the wider MDTs in which we work. We provide mentoring and support to deliver this.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Claire Beale Job title: Consultant Neuropsychologist Email address: Telephone number:


If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post and/or the possibilities for part time and job share within the role, please contact Dr Claire Beale (Consultant Neuropsychologist) on .