Job Description

We are excited to be able to offer this newly developed permanent post working on an inpatient basis on the Stroke Unit (also treating other neurological conditions) at Airedale General Hospital. This position is part of a strategic development to expand the Therapies team offer for both the patients and MDT of the ward. This is the ideal post for an enthusiastic and inventive Psychologist, with skills in establishing new service provisions, and is interested in working alongside other professionals in order to support patients and their families.



The postholder will primarily work on the inpatient ward at Airedale Hospital,but will have key relationships with established psychology posts within the community stroke team and neuropsychology outpatients. The post holder will be expected to deliver compassionate and skilled psychological care to patients on the neurology ward. In addition to direct therapy work, there will be the need to work closely with nurses, rehab assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists and medical staff, supporting the development of psychological care within the specialties. The role will involve some supervision, teaching, training, and consultation to the team. Service-evaluation and audit will also be an important and valued element of the role. The role could be offered as a Band 8a / 8b preceptorship.



This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Neuropsychologist to implement a high-quality specialist clinical neuropsychology service on the Stroke Unit at Airedale General Hospital. The post holder will take a specialist lead clinical role in continuing the development of the Stroke Psychology Service, with the post-holder's equivalent in the Community Stroke Service.



The post-holder will work closely with the stroke multidisciplinary team to provide highly specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment, formulation and therapy, taking full professional responsibility and exercising completely autonomous judgement, in matters o f professional practice.



In addition, the post-holder will have strategic oversight of the implementation, evaluation and measurement of the development of the inpatient stroke psychology service & will offer consultation, advice and disseminate psychological ideas to the wider stroke MDT.



Additionally, the post holder will contribute to the general management, governance and supervision of the wider Clinical Health Psychology Service as agreed. The post-holder will work autonomously in the execution of these duties and within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Clinical Health Psychology Department and Trust policies and procedures



We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:



Cycle to Work



Travel Scheme



Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice



Onsite Nursery



Buying and Selling Annual Leave



Car Leasing



Employee Assistance Programme



Employee Health and Wellbeing



Extensive Reward Scheme



Counselling Service



Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream



Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:



Committed to Quality of Care



Compassion



Working together for patients



Improving Lives



Everyone Counts



Respect and Dignity



Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.



Please see the job description and person specification



The post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of Adult Neuropsychology, and will also have considerable scope to develop the role in response to changing demands and opportunities as they arise. The post holder will be very well supported through clinical and professional supervision, ongoing relationships with counterparts in other neuropsychology specialties and will be a valued member of the wider Healthcare Psychology team