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Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 334-CLI-8143689
Job summary
TheSLaMPsychology in Hostels (PIH) Service is an innovative multi award-winning specialist homeless psychology service. For 14 years PIH has led in the development of 'Psychologically Informed Environments' (PIEs) delivering 'Trauma Informed Approaches' and developing best practice for working with socially excluded populations across Lambeth and Westminster in partnership with the third sector.
We are seeking a Band 7 clinician to work in the Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway (HNP), an innovative service that has been in operation in Westminster for the past three years.
The post holder will primarily be based with the HNP,supporting the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological tests for clients experiencing homelessness, multiple exclusion, and drug and alcohol addiction. The post holder will also work closely with the professional systems around the client, including adult social care, hostel staff, GP's, and probation officers. There will be many opportunities for teaching, training, and upskilling of staff working in the homeless sector about the impact of brain injury on emotions, cognition, and behaviour for clients experiencing homelessness. The post holder will have additional responsibilities around service audit, design and delivery to improve the efficacy of this service.
Main duties of the job
As a PiHclinicianfor the HNP, you will support individuals experiencing homelessness with a known or suspected brain injury, including head injury, stroke, alcohol related brain damage, and dementia. You will provide specialist neuropsychological assessment, and help wider professional networks to better understand their clients' emotional, behavioural, and cognitive needs in the context of brain changes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including psychologists, a GP, and floating occupational therapy support. You will develop effective relationships with hostel staff working in the third sector, as well as adult social care, to develop new ways of working together with clients who have complex needs. You will frequently sit in multi-disciplinary meetings to consider adaptations to practice when working with people with cognitive needs, consider improved housing options, and advocate for clients whose needs are not met. You will take on teaching and training opportunities to upskill the wider professional network, and work jointly with the HNP service lead to develop operational policies, procedures, and improve the service design.
About us
About the location:
This post will be based across Westminster, working at and within sites operated by our partners delivering homelessness sector services.
Our Trust headquarters is located at 308 Brixton Road less than 10 minutes from Brixton tube station. We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as north west london, charing cross, and Victoria.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package, feel valued and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.
Some of our benefits include:
Generous pay, pensions and leavepackages dependent on the role and length of service.
Work life balance,flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
Career developmentwith plenty CPD opportunities such as mentoring, coaching, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
Accommodation,our staff benefit fromkeyworker housing at selected sites.
NHS discountsvia theHealth Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
Counselling services
Wellbeing events
Long service awards
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Childcare vouchers
Staff restaurants
Details
Date posted
05 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261 a year Pro rata inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
7 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
334-CLI-8143689
Job locations
Team office at 308 Brixton Road, and Sites across Westminster
London
SW96AA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical
To providea high levelof clinicalexpertisein supporting the psychological needs of clients experiencing homelessness
To ensure services are fair andequitableand meet the needs of the diverse populations we support.
To support the development of care pathways for an excluded population.
Teaching, training, and supervision
To provide specialist training in neuropsychological and trauma-informed approaches to care for other professionals.
To provide clinical supervision for psychological work undertaken by qualified psychologists and others.
Management, recruitment,policyand service development
To hold a clinical delivery role withinPIH.
To develop effectiverelationships withmanagersand leadership of non-SLAMNHSand Social Servicesteams in Westminster, supporting the development of new ways of working together and contributing to the development of service level agreements, ensuringhigh levelsof cooperation in the interests of our clients.
To work with the leads/managers of PIH and MDT homeless partners, including CMHTs, acute mentalhealthservices and other NHS servicesto develop care pathways and to plan and deliver services that are integrated around the needs of service users
To take a support development of operational policies, procedures,operatingand governance structures, service design and embedding.
To utilise change management and partnership development models; ensuring rapid and successful development of new services model across sites and partner organisations.
Toidentifyany aspects of the service which could be improved and contribute to the service development on an ongoing basis.
Research and service evaluation
To contribute to the development of services through undertaking service evaluation and audit.
General Responsibilities
To ensure own Continuing Professional Development
Tomaintainan up-to-date knowledge of key legislation
A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached to the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical
To providea high levelof clinicalexpertisein supporting the psychological needs of clients experiencing homelessness
To ensure services are fair andequitableand meet the needs of the diverse populations we support.
To support the development of care pathways for an excluded population.
Teaching, training, and supervision
To provide specialist training in neuropsychological and trauma-informed approaches to care for other professionals.
To provide clinical supervision for psychological work undertaken by qualified psychologists and others.
Management, recruitment,policyand service development
To hold a clinical delivery role withinPIH.
To develop effectiverelationships withmanagersand leadership of non-SLAMNHSand Social Servicesteams in Westminster, supporting the development of new ways of working together and contributing to the development of service level agreements, ensuringhigh levelsof cooperation in the interests of our clients.
To work with the leads/managers of PIH and MDT homeless partners, including CMHTs, acute mentalhealthservices and other NHS servicesto develop care pathways and to plan and deliver services that are integrated around the needs of service users
To take a support development of operational policies, procedures,operatingand governance structures, service design and embedding.
To utilise change management and partnership development models; ensuring rapid and successful development of new services model across sites and partner organisations.
Toidentifyany aspects of the service which could be improved and contribute to the service development on an ongoing basis.
Research and service evaluation
To contribute to the development of services through undertaking service evaluation and audit.
General Responsibilities
To ensure own Continuing Professional Development
Tomaintainan up-to-date knowledge of key legislation
A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached to the advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/ supervised practice/ additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/ BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK.
Desirable
- Additional training in relevant specialist psychological models (Psychodynamic, MBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic, Narrative).
- Additional training in neuropsychological assessment and treatment (PgDip neuropsychology, MSc neuropsychology)
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Expertise or interest in clinical neuropsychology
- Knowledge of cognitive rehabilitation techniques and principles
- Knowledge of key legislation in relation to mental health issues, Safeguarding and Child Protection.
- Awareness of racial diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.
- Knowledge of selecting, administering and interpreting neuropsychological tests.
Desirable
- Experience of working in statutory neuropsychological services, such as stroke / brain injury teams
- Knowledge and experience of working in the third sector, effectively working with people who are unstably housed and experiencing multiple disadvantage
- Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of psychological models relevant to working with personality disorder and/or trauma.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively to engage clients in a range of settings, including: hostel, outreach, prison and day centre settings
- Skills in providing teaching, training and consultation to multi-professional team or other professional groups.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-agency setting, contributing to effective team functioning.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills (incl. delivering complex and sensitive information to clients, families and staff).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/ supervised practice/ additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/ BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK.
Desirable
- Additional training in relevant specialist psychological models (Psychodynamic, MBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic, Narrative).
- Additional training in neuropsychological assessment and treatment (PgDip neuropsychology, MSc neuropsychology)
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Expertise or interest in clinical neuropsychology
- Knowledge of cognitive rehabilitation techniques and principles
- Knowledge of key legislation in relation to mental health issues, Safeguarding and Child Protection.
- Awareness of racial diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.
- Knowledge of selecting, administering and interpreting neuropsychological tests.
Desirable
- Experience of working in statutory neuropsychological services, such as stroke / brain injury teams
- Knowledge and experience of working in the third sector, effectively working with people who are unstably housed and experiencing multiple disadvantage
- Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of psychological models relevant to working with personality disorder and/or trauma.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively to engage clients in a range of settings, including: hostel, outreach, prison and day centre settings
- Skills in providing teaching, training and consultation to multi-professional team or other professional groups.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-agency setting, contributing to effective team functioning.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills (incl. delivering complex and sensitive information to clients, families and staff).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Team office at 308 Brixton Road, and Sites across Westminster
London
SW96AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Team office at 308 Brixton Road, and Sites across Westminster
London
SW96AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)