Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship Opportunity

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At Active Care Group, we believe recovery is about more than restoring function it's about rebuilding confidence, independence, and identity. Our goal is to help every person we support live a fulfilling and meaningful life after brain injury.

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Clinical Psychologist (equivalent to Band 7) to join our expert multidisciplinary team at Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your specialist neuropsychology skills while making a real and lasting difference in people's lives.

Why join Active Care Group at Blackheath?

Specialist Neurorehabilitation Experience
Work within our highly regarded brain injury rehabilitation service, gaining hands-on experience across a broad range of neurological conditions. You'll receive regular supervision and guidance from our Consultant Neuropsychologist, supporting your professional growth.

Collaborative Multidisciplinary Team
Join a friendly, skilled, and supportive MDT committed to delivering holistic, person-centred care. You'll work closely with professionals across therapy, nursing, and medical disciplines.

Professional Growth and Career Progression
We're dedicated to helping our team develop. You'll have access to CPD opportunities, including full funding for the QiCN for those pursuing a career in neuropsychology. A structured competency framework supports your progression to Band 8a once the required skills and experience are achieved.

Autonomy and Flexibility
We value your professional judgment and empower our clinicians to make meaningful, timely decisions that enhance patient care free from unnecessary bureaucracy.

Supportive Culture
You'll join a team that celebrates ideas, collaboration, and innovation. Your contributions will shape our evolving neuropsychology service and the lives of our patients.

Please note: This advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

What you'll be working:

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

The role:

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact within a specialist neurorehabilitation setting, working with individuals recovering from complex neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, cerebral tumours, and stroke.

You will:

• Provide specialist neuropsychological assessment and intervention for inpatients with a range of neurological presentations.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate rehabilitation and condition management programmes tailored to patients with neuropsychological disorders.

• Assess capacity for individual patients, offering expert advice to colleagues on psychological aspects of capacity and strategies to support informed decision-making.

• Design and deliver psychological interventions to support patients experiencing emotional or adjustment difficulties.

• Undertake and advise on risk assessment and risk management, ensuring psychological perspectives inform multidisciplinary practice.

• Offer specialist consultation and guidance to other health professionals, contributing to patient formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning.

• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, formulation, and clinical interventions, while engaging in appropriate supervision and reflective practice.

• Provide clear, compassionate verbal and written symptom management advice to patients, families, and carers.

• Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, including accurate electronic documentation, report writing, and adherence to BPS codes of practice and Active Care Group policies.

• Promote safety and uphold human rights, ensuring individuals are protected from harm and supported with dignity and respect.

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate professional with the following:

• HCPC registration
• Enrolled or interested in post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology
• Experience of clinical practice within a neurological service setting at a pre or post-qualification level
• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to effectively deliver complex and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers, and colleagues
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

25 days plus bank holidaysJoin the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shopFree 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension

Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticiansWe recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programmeEnhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you knowand, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group