Clinical Neuropsychologist

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Neuropsychologist to join a large Neuropsychology department at Southmead Hospital with links to the University of Bristol Neuropsychology courses.

The post is primarily in the General Outpatients Neuropsychology service offering neuropsychological assessments for diagnostic and treatment purposes and brief interventions across a wide range of clinical populations, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, etc.

You will join a large, friendly, supportive and welcoming Neuropsychology department comprised of 13 Clinical Neuropsychologists/Psychologists and 8 Assistant Psychologists in 5 services (General Outpatients, Neurosurgery, Cognitive Disorders, Stroke and Community Head Injury).  You will have access to supervision from a senior Clinical Neuropsychologist on the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a comprehensive outpatient neuropsychology service (e.g., diagnosis, formulation, recommendations to patient, carer, or other professionals, intervention and recommendations)
• Communicate with service users, carers and other health professionals regarding the neuropsychological aspects of a person’s care via individual sessions, discussion and formal reports, as appropriate.
• Manage, plan and prioritise a clinical caseload
• Engage in individual supervision with a senior Clinical Neuropsychologist
• Engage in peer supervision via colleagues in the Neuropsychology department and obtain the required Continuous Professional Development hours
• Work with Assistant Psychologists
• Ability to host Trainee Clinical Psychologists

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for full details.

The post is primarily in the General Outpatients Neuropsychology service offering neuropsychological assessments for diagnostic and treatment purposes and brief interventions across a wide range of clinical populations, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, etc.