Job Summary
We are looking to appoint an assistant psychologist who will contribute to the psychological care of patients admitted to a 17 bed specialist inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit. Patients are admitted to the BNRU with a range of neurological conditions including head injury and stroke.
Rehabilitation is provided by a multi-disciplinary team who use goal planning to enable patients to work towards goals that are personally relevant, including in many cases, to return to their own home. Psychologists have a key role within this and help patients to cope with the emotional, cognitive and physical changes that can be associated with neurological conditions.
The role of the assistant psychologist will be to support qualified staff and provide psychological assessments and treatments under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibility for the Assistant Psychologist is to support the work of Clinical Psychologists providing a specialist service to patients with neurological conditions within the inpatient neurorehabilitation unit. Specifically, you will support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the service, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. You will be working with patients and family members according to a plan agreed with a Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. You will also assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
In this role, as well as working within a Clinical Psychology team, you will be part of a wider MDT of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses and Doctors. The MDT works closely together to provide the best care for the patients on the unit. As part of this, you will be expected to liaise and work jointly with other professions. This is a very rewarding way of working and will help develop understanding of other roles as well as skills in integrated care.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
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Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
434-SCS7279406
Job locations
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Essential
Education, Qualifications & Training
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology, or equivalent qualification.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Experience
Essential
- Relevant work experience with people with psychological and/or physical health problems e.g. Assistant Psychologist or other health, social care or research jobs
- Experience of working in a setting with patients with a neurological disorder
Essential
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- High-level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Experience using computers for databases and/or data-analysis.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological and physical problems.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Ability to develop complex multimedia presentations
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
- An ability and interest in interacting with people with psychological and/or physical problems
- Ability to maintain a restricted position over prolonged periods
- Ability to sustain intense concentration over long periods of active therapeutic interaction
- Ability to rapidly manipulate complex neuropsychological test materials
- Enthusiastic, motivated and hard working.
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a neuropsychological rehabilitation context
Person Specification
Essential
- High-level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Experience using computers for databases and/or data-analysis.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological and physical problems.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Ability to develop complex multimedia presentations
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
- An ability and interest in interacting with people with psychological and/or physical problems
- Ability to maintain a restricted position over prolonged periods
- Ability to sustain intense concentration over long periods of active therapeutic interaction
- Ability to rapidly manipulate complex neuropsychological test materials
- Enthusiastic, motivated and hard working.
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a neuropsychological rehabilitation context
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
Employer's website
https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
Employer's website
https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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