Job summary
Principal Clinical Neuro Psychologist

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and skilled Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about working in neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation at our specialist neurorehabilitation centre at Ty Aberdafen, Lanelli.

You will join a strong and well-established interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team comprising psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, assistant psychologists and other therapy assistants and rehabilitation support staff. Together, we work collaboratively within a neurobehavioural model to help people rebuild their lives following acquired brain injury.

This is an ideal opportunity for a newly qualified psychologist looking to develop through a preceptorship programme or for an experienced Band 7 ready to progress into an 8A role. You will gain exposure to a varied and stimulating caseload, from complex neurobehavioural presentations to cognitive rehabilitation and emotional adjustment work, supported by consultant neuropsychologists and senior colleagues.

Ty Aberdafen is located in the Avenue area of Llanelli. Llanelli is where east Wales meets west Wales. It is located on the Loughor Estuary, some 12 miles south-east of Carmarthen town. We are within close distance to number of attractions. Millennium Coastal Path, which runs from Llanelli through Sandy Water Park, Burry Port to Pembrey Forest.

Main duties of the job
The Role:
Ty Aberdafen works with people who have to cope with a range of cognitive, physical and / or emotional symptoms following a severe brain injury. Rehabilitation is based on a neurobehavioral approach and focuses on enabling service users to function more independently and to participate in as many of their previous roles and activities as possible, while developing their lives with privacy, dignity and respect.

You will provide strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team, which includes Assistant Psychologists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists.

Your responsibilities will include:

• ensuring the provision and development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice.
• providing specialist psychological assessment of our service users, using psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, structured observations and interviews;
• formulating and implementing specialist psychological treatment plans for mental health and adjustment difficulties based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice;
• contributing highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and supervising their implementation;

About 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 youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

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.

Rewards:

• A salary of £62,215 - £72,293 per annum DOE (PRO RATA)
• £6000 Golden Hello Bonus!
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• QiCN Sponsorship
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan (available from June 2025)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards

Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE
To work as part of a clinical team, providing clinical psychology and neuropsychology input within the Brainkind neurobehavioral model to people with acquired brain injury. You will consult with internal and external professionals, family members and service users. You will engage in relevant service development, training, supervision, audit, and research and advise other professionals as appropriate.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical / Professional Practice
The postholder is required to:

• Provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to Brainkind and related services, using and interpreting information from a variety of sources including tests, self-report scales, structured observations, and interviews with service users, family members, and others involved in care.
• Coordinate service users care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor.
• Formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support neurorehabilitation as part of the multidisciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.
• Develop personal goals with service users and translate these into specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals with the team.
• Undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on various psychological models and modalities (individual, family, and group), tailored to individual needs and context, and evaluate outcomes.
• Contribute specialist psychological advice to clinical and neuropsychological formulations, therapeutic approaches, and intervention plans, and oversee psychological aspects of implementation in collaboration with other staff.
• Undertake psychologically based risk assessment and management for relevant service users and provide advice on psychological aspects of risk to the team.
• Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping in accordance with Brainkind, professional, and national standards for healthcare records.
• Collect relevant data on work activities as required.
• Communicate effectively through written, virtual, and verbal methods, in line with confidentiality policies, to ensure delivery of a high-quality service.
• Provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.
• Provide supervision, consultation and training to assistant psychologists, staff and trainee clinical psychologists where relevant.
• Exercise autonomous professional judgment and responsibility for the psychological management of service users on your caseload, seeking supervision as required.
• Demonstrate a duty of care for equipment and resources supplied by Brainkind.
• Remain informed of current research and evaluations to support evidence-based practice and contribute this perspective within the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to project management and complex audits, assisting colleagues in developing service provision.
• Coordinate administration of agreed outcome measures.
• With approval, initiate and conduct psychologically based research relevant to the care of adults with acquired brain injury, as agreed with your supervisor.
• Keep up to date with developments in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, particularly in neurorehabilitation.

This Job Description is not intended to be inflexible or include a list of all duties, but an outline of the post; therefore, it may be amended from time to time in consultation with the post-holder.

ABOUT YOU:

• Degree in Psychology, accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.
• Registered with the HCPC
• Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to the service user group.
• Relevant experience in producing clinical reports.
• An understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and an alignment to Brainkind values.
• Ability to communicate at all levels, both oral and written to a range of audiences.
• Ability to research, analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources.
• Resilient with the ability to work with unpredictable service users i.e. demanding, verbally and physically aggressive.
• Ability to effectively work as part of an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team.
• Interest in neuropsychology and/or previous experience working in a neuropsychology setting or conducting research in the field.

Rewards
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including discounts on many brands and services.

• A competitive salary
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave.
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance.
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

To join our friendly team, Apply through our website.

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 is 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Good honours degree in Psychology i.e. 2 ii or above.
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.
• Registered Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC.
• Post Graduate training in Neuropsychology through an accredited route for the QiCN (e.g. PG Dip).
• Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.

Desirable

• Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology. Member of the Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
• Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees.
• Post graduate training in psychological therapy models.
• Ability to plan and organise over the long term, the delivery of a large specialist service in the light of a thorough understanding of national policy and an expert interpretation of current professional best practice.

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: Brainkind
Address: Brainkind, The Avenue, Llanelli, SA15 2DP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://brainkind.org/

For questions about the job, contact:
Nike Lanihun
nike.lanihun@brainkind.org