Location: Cheadle, Greater Manchester
Hours:

• Clinical Psychologist - Full-time, 5 days on-site

• Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Part-time, 3 days on-site
  
  

We are seeking either a full-time Clinical Psychologist (5 days) or a part-time Consultant Clinical Psychologist (3 days) to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team in Cheadle, working across two inpatient brain injury wards (10 and 8 beds).

These specialist neurorehabilitation wards support adults with acquired brain injuries presenting with a range of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioural needs. The successful candidate will provide high-quality psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, and play an active role in staff support and service development.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in neurorehabilitation within a supportive and forward-thinking service.

• Conduct neuropsychological and psychological assessments

• Deliver evidence-based interventions, both individual and group

• Provide psychological input into care and rehabilitation planning

• Offer consultation, training, and reflective practice to staff

• Attend MDT meetings, contributing to care planning and risk assessments

• Provide support to families and carers

• Supervise assistant psychologists and trainees (as appropriate)

• Support service development and promote a psychologically informed environment

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited)

• HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist

• Experience with brain injury or neurological conditions

• Knowledge of neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation

• Strong MDT working, communication, and organisational skills

• Commitment to safeguarding and patient-centred care

• Substantial post-qualification experience in neuropsychology/brain injury

• Leadership experience and supervision of qualified staff

• Experience in service development

• Ideally on BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (or working towards)

• Training in CBT, ACT, CAT, or systemic approaches

• Experience with trauma-informed care or PBS

• Background in inpatient or residential neurorehabilitation

• Strong clinical supervision and CPD

• Supportive psychology leadership

• Involvement in service development

• Opportunities for training, research, and innovation