Assistant Psychologist | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist in the Adult Community Rehab Team (ACRT) and the Homerton Transitional Neurorehabilitation Unit (HTNRU). Homerton Healthcare is an innovative NHS Foundation Trust providing a wide range of services to its local community and specialist services on a regional level. Located in the East End of London, we are close to the heart of the capital and our local population is culturally diverse.

This exciting post will join the thriving and substantial Consultant-led Neuropsychology Service. At Homerton, we have neuropsychology staff working in multidisciplinary teams across the whole neurorehabilitation pathway - from acute services to Level 1 and Level 2b transitional neurorehabilitation units, and on to community services. Homerton Neuropsychology has a strong holistic ethos and the services we work into have adopted a biopsychosocial formulation led approach.

This exciting assistant psychology post will be split across inpatient (HTNRU – one day a week) and community (ACRT – four days a week) settings and provides an excellent opportunity for a diversity of neuropsychology experiences. There are well established neuropsychology services in both HTNRU and ACRT and this post will enjoy close working with other psychologists and MDT colleagues, weekly supervision from a Clinical Psychologist, and participation in high quality regular neuropsychology CPD sessions.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Conduct neuropsychological and psychological assessments with patients with neurological conditions both in inpatient rehabilitation settings (HTNRU) and community neurorehabilitation services (ACRT) under supervision of qualified psychologists.
• Produce neuropsychological reports under supervision.
• Deliver neuropsychological and psychological interventions under supervision, utilising behavioural, CBT, ACT, CFT and systemic approaches, alongside cognitive rehabilitation.
• Appropriate to the banding of the role, undertake observations and consultations, feedback at meetings, compile scoring and written summaries of neuropsychological test data.
• Complete clinical administration tasks such as keeping relevant databases up to date, booking clinical appointments, liaising with carers, family members and other services, making onward referrals, and other relevant clinical administration tasks.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.