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. This will be achieved in this post through undertaking the following areas of responsibility: To provide a highly specialist clinical service to people with neurological conditions admitted for inpatient neurological rehabilitation, who will require specialist neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, requiring a range of assessments and intervention models. To support and co-ordinate with local rehabilitation services, mental health services and multi-disciplinary teams regarding post-discharge neuro/psychological 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 attend the monthly Mardon service governance and business meetings representing psychology To provide psychological representation to the Mardon MDT Leadership team as psychology professional lead for the service. To contribute to the Service Level Agreement agenda related to the DPT contract for the RDUHT Mardon Neuro-rehabilitation psychology service. To ensure the smooth running of the Mardon neuropsychology service. 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. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
