Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Neurorehabilitation): Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Fixed Term | Maternity Cover | Reading

Clinical Psychologist with an interest in Neuropsychology? Join our specialist Community Based Neuro Rehabilitation Team.

Working within a skilled multidisciplinary team of Clinical Neuropsychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses and Therapy Assistants, you will support adults living with acquired brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, functional neurological disorders and other complex neurological conditions.

You will provide specialist neuropsychological assessment, formulation and intervention, helping individuals maximise independence, wellbeing and quality of life. You’ll also contribute to consultation, supervision, service development, teaching, audit and research.

Based primarily in Reading, this community rehab focused role involves working across community settings and patients’ homes, with flexibility to support services across Berkshire. We offer a supportive environment with excellent clinical supervision and professional development opportunities.

We also welcome applications from newly qualified Clinical Psychologists with relevant neuropsychology placement experience, successful candidates may be appointed at Band 7 with appropriate support and development opportunities.

A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

If you are enthusiastic, innovative and committed to person-centred care, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide highlyspecialist neuropsychological and psychological assessment for adults withacquiredbrain injury, stroke, progressive neurologicalconditionsand functional neurological disorders.
• Develop and implement evidence-based psychological and neuropsychological interventions for cognitive,emotionalandbehaviouraldifficulties.
• Provide formulations and specialist consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues to support rehabilitation planning and patient outcomes.
• Undertake risk assessment and contribute to risk management planning for patients with complex presentations.
• Work closely with patients, families,carersand partner agencies to support holistic rehabilitation and adjustment to neurological conditions.
• Deliver specialist adviceregardingcognitive functioning, capacity, adjustment, emotionalwellbeingandbehaviouralmanagement.
• Provide supervision, consultation, teaching and training to multidisciplinary staff and trainees whereappropriate.
• Lead and contribute to audit, service evaluation,researchand quality improvement initiatives within the service.
• Participate in service development and support the ongoing growth and innovation of community neurorehabilitation services across Berkshire.
• Maintainhigh standardsof clinical record keeping, governance and professional practicein accordance withHCPC,BPSand Trust standards.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Post graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996 or for those who completed their training overseas)
• Registered as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• (Eligibility for) Chartered Membership of British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Clinical supervision training for doctorate psychology trainees (BPS Registered course) and other qualified clinicians

Desirable

• Additional training and accreditations (or working towards these) in relevant therapeutic approaches or psychological models to reflect post qualification interests/ specialism (e.g., specific therapy models, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology etc.) 1

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Evidence of post-qualification training and expert knowledge in multiple psychological models and therapeutic approaches relevant to the post and service area. Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of the current evidence-base and developments within the area of specialism
• Training, and where relevant, accreditation in clinical supervision

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post qualification experience working as a qualified specialist practitioner in the area of specialism
• Experience of working in evidence-based ways with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of dealing with highly distressing or emotional circumstances, such as serious mental illness, child and sexual abuse, exploitation, and complex family dynamics
• Experience of delivering interventions across different modalities (e.g. individual, group and systemic-based approaches)
• Experience of working effectively in multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environments
• Experience of providing specialist advice and consultation to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to support the psychological care of service users
• Experience of providing effective clinical supervision, mentoring and leadership to junior staff
• Experience of developing and delivering teaching to a range of staff groups
• Experience of carrying out clinical audit, evaluative research and applying the findings
• Experience of service evaluation, quality improvement work and of implementing change from this and from a national and local health or social care change agenda that impacts across services and professions
• Experience of working with and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service

Desirable

• Experience of line managing staff (including junior psychological roles)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of highly specialised assessment, formulation and intervention, relevant to the specialist modality and service area
• Up to date knowledge of evidence, theory, research, policy and legislation in relation to the service area
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills enabling the sensitive communication of complex, technical and/or sensitive information to multiple stakeholders both within and outside the NHS
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to create change and improvement.
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster positive relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of the service within the wider health care system
• Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS Office/Teams, One Consultation and the Internet)

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required
• Ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

Closing Date: 23 September 2026