Consultant NeuroPsychologist - Leeds £6,000 Golden Hello Bonus (Subject to T & C's)

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  • Leeds
  • £6,000 per month
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
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Consultant NeuroPsychologist - Leeds £6,000 Golden Hello Bonus (Subject to T & C's)Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist / Consultant Clinical Psychologist working across two neighbouring unitsDaniel Yorath House - Leeds (4 days) and Osman House - Leeds (1 day) Subject to agreed contracted hours.Salary - £70,417 - £89,974 DOE plus £6,000 Golden Hello Bonus (terms and conditions apply)Up to 35 hours per weekAbout The RoleYou would take a lead role in ensuring the planning and development of innovative clinical services, supporting, and advising clinicians and our interdisciplinary team. We are looking for a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist / Consultant Clinical Psychologist to join the team in our highly regarded service at Daniel Yorath House. Daniel Yorath House is a unit in Garforth - Leeds providing rehabilitation to people with acquired brain injury. You will also provide oversight at our neighbouring unit, Osman House in Leeds.This post is required to further develop our holistic neuro-behavioural services in line with changing clinical and commissioning needs at Daniel Yorath House. This post holder will develop leadership and clinical skills in working with governance and operational management to support development of our clinical MDT team. Significant clinical neuroscience/neuro-rehabilitation experience and expertise is required with good team and leadership skills.You would also join our Clinical Executive, an international team of clinicians, who are involved in research and new projects; they share their knowledge and provide support to fellow members, working together to ensure Brainkind's services remain excellent and innovative.Why Join us?Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries - sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you'll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.The duties and responsibilities of this role include: (But not limited to)
  • Providing strategic professional leadership to the Brainkind within the service, ensuring the planning and development of a systematic response to service need, interpreting professional policies and ensuring that the service operates at the highest level of quality and current best practice, with research and development a major responsibility and taking a major role in the development and implementation of policy for the service system as a whole.
  • Ensuring the development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuro-psychological rehabilitation practice within Brainkind.
  • Providing clinical services at a high level of expertise, supporting and advising colleagues on all issues concerned with neuro-psychological clinical practice and providing expert clinical consultation and professional guidance to clinical neuro-psychologists, clinical psychologists and other clinicians within Brainkind.
About YouPost-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent) accredited by the BPS.
  • Qualification as Practitioner Full Member of the BPS QICN qualification in Neuropsychology; or within 12 months of completion of Qualification; or substantial experience as a Clinical Psychologist working in Neuropsychology
  • Registered as a clinical psychologist with HCPC
  • Any other relevant advanced specialist training/qualifications in the skills relevant to the specialty area judged to meet the BPS standards for Consultant grade by National External Assessment.
  • Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees.
  • Breakaway training or equivalent.
Rewards:Private Medical InsuranceGolden Hello Bonus - £6,000 (terms and conditions apply)Employer Pension Contribution38 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata)Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)Excellent training and supportGroup life assuranceCompany PensionEye voucher schemeLong service and staff awardsFree parkingNationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shoppingBlue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-storeAll clinical roles have CPD opportunities, and we may support further professional developmentTo find out more about the role or for an informal discussion, please contact Rudi Coetzer, Clinical Director: Rudi.Coetzer@brainkind.orgIf this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking Apply Now button.Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It's a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

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