Job Purpose:
The main responsibility of this role is to lead and co-ordinate Clinical neuropsychology and psychology services provided to the Mardon Centre for Neuro-rehabilitation. The role will work to ensure that neuropsychology and psychology services can support the neuro-rehabilitation services, which are provided by the Royal Devon NHS University Healthcare Trust (RDUHT), who own and operate the centre. Working at an operational and highly specialist clinical level, the post-holder will ensure that the clinical neuropsychological rehabilitation service delivers high clinical standards, makes best use of available resources and provides and develops evidence-based practice that meets the needs of people using the service. The post-holder will also support the overall strategic lead and other professional leads linked to the Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology team within Devon Partnership NHS Trust. This will include ensuring appropriate overall governance for the range of services held within the team, taking on relevant supervisory responsibilities and providing clinical leadership. Key Responsibilities: Provide a highly specialist clinical service to people with neurological conditions admitted for inpatient neurological rehabilitation, requiring specialist neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. Support and co-ordinate with local rehabilitation services, mental health services, and multi-disciplinary teams regarding post-discharge neuro/psychological client care. Support operational management functions including line management, staff recruitment, service governance, and policy implementation. Liaise with key stakeholders of the service in monitoring, evaluating, and developing the service. Attend monthly Mardon service governance and business meetings representing psychology. Provide psychological representation to the Mardon MDT Leadership team as psychology professional lead for the service. Contribute to the Service Level Agreement agenda related to the DPT contract for the RDUHT Mardon Neuro-rehabilitation psychology service. Ensure the smooth running of the Mardon neuropsychology service. Support the Strategic Lead of the service by undertaking service development and appropriate redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team. Ensure ongoing quality of service by undertaking relevant audit and quality improvement work. Take a broader psychological approach to developing capacity of the workforce, inputting to planning, coordinating, and supporting delivery of a range of activities that build capacity for psychological interventions in the acute hospitals Trusts. Work to embed practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice across service areas, ensuring service user involvement in service design and evaluation. Collaborate with the service manager to ensure the smooth running and appropriate governance of the wider health and neuropsychology service. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures.
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The main responsibility of this role is to lead and co-ordinate Clinical neuropsychology and psychology services provided to the Mardon Centre for Neuro-rehabilitation. The role will work to ensure that neuropsychology and psychology services can support the neuro-rehabilitation services, which are provided by the Royal Devon NHS University Healthcare Trust (RDUHT), who own and operate the centre. Working at an operational and highly specialist clinical level, the post-holder will ensure that the clinical neuropsychological rehabilitation service delivers high clinical standards, makes best use of available resources and provides and develops evidence-based practice that meets the needs of people using the service. The post-holder will also support the overall strategic lead and other professional leads linked to the Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology team within Devon Partnership NHS Trust. This will include ensuring appropriate overall governance for the range of services held within the team, taking on relevant supervisory responsibilities and providing clinical leadership. Key Responsibilities: Provide a highly specialist clinical service to people with neurological conditions admitted for inpatient neurological rehabilitation, requiring specialist neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. Support and co-ordinate with local rehabilitation services, mental health services, and multi-disciplinary teams regarding post-discharge neuro/psychological client care. Support operational management functions including line management, staff recruitment, service governance, and policy implementation. Liaise with key stakeholders of the service in monitoring, evaluating, and developing the service. Attend monthly Mardon service governance and business meetings representing psychology. Provide psychological representation to the Mardon MDT Leadership team as psychology professional lead for the service. Contribute to the Service Level Agreement agenda related to the DPT contract for the RDUHT Mardon Neuro-rehabilitation psychology service. Ensure the smooth running of the Mardon neuropsychology service. Support the Strategic Lead of the service by undertaking service development and appropriate redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team. Ensure ongoing quality of service by undertaking relevant audit and quality improvement work. Take a broader psychological approach to developing capacity of the workforce, inputting to planning, coordinating, and supporting delivery of a range of activities that build capacity for psychological interventions in the acute hospitals Trusts. Work to embed practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice across service areas, ensuring service user involvement in service design and evaluation. Collaborate with the service manager to ensure the smooth running and appropriate governance of the wider health and neuropsychology service. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures.
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