Bank Principal Clinical Psychologist

If you are passionate about making a positive difference to the quality of life of people with an acquired brain injury, then this post may be the opportunity for you. We are delighted to advertise a Bank post in the Acquired Brain Injury Team at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based at Bridge Mills in Kendal.
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist who is committed and passionate about the delivery of psychological care within the Community. We welcome applications from HCPC registered Clinical Psychologists with skills and experience in Neuropsychology.
The post holder will provide a high level of expertise for specialist psychology assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury. The post holder will be expected to provide a range of psychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation. The post holder will lead a weekly inter-disciplinary meeting with the wider team. This work will also support the interdisciplinary team to inform an holistic, patient centred model of care.
New member of staff receive a warm welcome. Observation and shadowing are encouraged and you will have a dedicated clinical supervisor. As a member of the Acquired Brain Injury Team, you will be part of an experienced, and enthusiastic team., The post holder will ensure the development of high quality, innovative, and evidence based neuropsychological rehabilitation practice within the Acquired Brain Injury service. The post holder will support the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Service Manager in all aspects of managing the service; including being responsible for promoting and implementing agreed developments within the service.
The post holder will be required to provide a high level of expertise for specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with the patients, family members and other involved in the patients care.

Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
+ Being a clinically led organisation
+ Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
+ A positive patient experience every time
+ A great place to work
+ Managing our money wel
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability., Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
+ Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
+ If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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+ Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
+ youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
+ the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability