Professional and Clinical Lead (Community Neuropsychology)

at  Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role. To provide a highly specialist clinical service to people with neurological conditions and injuries, who are referred for specialist neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, using a range of assessments and intervention models. To support and co-ordinate with local rehabilitation services and multi-disciplinary teams with a psychological approach to client care. To support operational management functions including line management, staff recruitment, service governance and policy implementation.
To liaise with key stakeholders of the service in monitoring, evaluating and developing the service. To contribute to the Service Level Agreement agenda related to our services and to directly manage relevant SLAs with the RDUH To ensure the smooth running of the Community Neuropsychology Services in Exeter, East, Mid and North Devon. To support the Strategic Lead of the service by undertaking service development and appropriate redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team, proposing and implementing any policy changes within this domain. To ensure ongoing quality of service by undertaking relevant audit and quality improvement work To 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 including consultation, reflective practice, supervision and training.
To work to embed practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice across service areas. This will include working with people using the service to ensure their involvement in service design and evaluation. To work with the service manager to ensure the smooth running and appropriate governance of the wider health and neuropsychology service. The post holder will work collaboratively to ensure a whole systems integrated approach to service delivery and development.
All staff within the Clinical Health Psychology & Neuropsychology service will be responsible for ensuring involvement and experience, social inclusion and race equality agendas inform and support their work

Please refer the Job description for details