Job Description

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At Active Care Group, we believe recovery is about more than restoring function it's about rebuilding confidence, independence, and identity. Our goal is to help every person we support live a fulfilling and meaningful life after brain injury.


We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Clinical Psychologist (equivalent to Band 7) to join our expert multidisciplinary team at Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your specialist neuropsychology skills while making a real and lasting difference in people's lives.

Why join Active Care Group at Blackheath?

Specialist Neurorehabilitation Experience

Work within our highly regarded brain injury rehabilitation service, gaining hands-on experience across a broad range of neurological conditions. You'll receive regular supervision and guidance from our Consultant Neuropsychologist, supporting your professional growth.

Collaborative Multidisciplinary Team

Join a friendly, skilled, and supportive MDT committed to delivering holistic, person-centred care. You'll work closely with professionals across therapy, nursing, and medical disciplines.

Professional Growth and Career Progression

We're dedicated to helping our team develop. You'll have access to CPD opportunities, including full funding for the QiCN for those pursuing a career in neuropsychology. A structured competency framework supports your progression to Band 8a once the required skills and experience are achieved.

Autonomy and Flexibility

We value your professional judgment and empower our clinicians to make meaningful, timely decisions that enhance patient care free from unnecessary bureaucracy.

Supportive Culture

You'll join a team that celebrates ideas, collaboration, and innovation. Your contributions will shape our evolving neuropsychology service and the lives of our patients.

Please note: This advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

What you'll be working:

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

The role:

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact within a specialist neurorehabilitation setting, working with individuals recovering from complex neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, cerebral tumours, and stroke.


You will:

Provide specialist neuropsychological assessment and intervention for inpatients with a range of neurological presentations. Develop, implement, and evaluate rehabilitation and condition management programmes tailored to patients with neuropsychological disorders. Assess capacity for individual patients, offering expert advice to colleagues on psychological aspects of capacity and strategies to support informed decision-making. Design and deliver psychological interventions to support patients experiencing emotional or adjustment difficulties. Undertake and advise on risk assessment and risk management, ensuring psychological perspectives inform multidisciplinary practice. Offer specialist consultation and guidance to other health professionals, contributing to patient formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, formulation, and clinical interventions, while engaging in appropriate supervision and reflective practice. Provide clear, compassionate verbal and written symptom management advice to patients, families, and carers. Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, including accurate electronic documentation, report writing, and adherence to BPS codes of practice and Active Care Group policies. Promote safety and uphold human rights, ensuring individuals are protected from harm and supported with dignity and respect.

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate professional with the following:



HCPC registration Enrolled or interested in post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology Experience of clinical practice within a neurological service setting at a pre

or

post-qualification level Well-developed communication skills and the ability to effectively deliver complex and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers, and colleagues Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

25 days plus bank holidays Join the

Active Learning Hub

and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities

Benefits Hub

giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop Free 24 hour confidential

Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App

to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice A salary sacrifice

Aegon 5% matched pension

Access to join a

Medicash Health Plan

for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians We recognise outstanding

Active Behaviours

via the

Active Awards

programme Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend

Scheme

and earn yourself up to

1500

by recommending someone you know * and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group