Clinical Psychologist

ABOUT STEPS & ROLE SUMMARY:

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join the STEPS team as a Clinical Psychologist.

STEPS Rehabilitation opened in May 2017 by founders, directors (and family) Jules Shiel-Boulger, Toria Chan, and Ray Boulger. STEPS deliver intensive and ongoing rehabilitation for people recovering from brain injury, spinal cord injury, strokes, and complex trauma injuries, enabling them to reach their full potential and to rebuild their lives.

Facilities

STEPS is a specialist rehabilitation facility, able to deliver high-quality care from a range of medical and rehabilitation professionals. Our purpose-built premises in Sheffield, South Yorkshire is home to a 23 bedroom, residential and day rehabilitation facility.  STEPS has been designed to feel non-clinical, comfortable, and homely.

Rehabilitation

We have created a unique environment that enables people to access a wide range of therapies, specialist robotic and VR rehabilitation equipment, and medical specialists all under one roof. This includes access to Consultants in rehabilitation medicine; spinal injuries, amputations, and pain management. We have an extensive team of clinical professionals, and the psychological therapies team includes two experienced clinical neuropsychologists, a neurologic music therapist, an art psychotherapist and solution focused hypnotherapists.

We believe it is important to care for not only our clients but their families too, we provide advice and education about their injuries or conditions. We work alongside other professionals and organisations helping our clients, this includes the NHS, solicitors, barristers, case managers, insurance companies, prosthetic and orthotic specialists, universities, and experts in rehabilitation technology.

We have a dedicated psychology space, our garden room which is set in the beautiful STEPS gardens and has been created with input from our psychology team.

Psychology is highly valued as part of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), and STEPS Rehabilitation is IDT led with access to psychiatrist and rehabilitation consultants. This post provides the opportunity to work with medico legal case managers and solicitors.

Mission

Our mission is to achieve the very highest levels of recovery by providing first-class therapies that are delivered by a specialised and motivated team of professionals and carers.

STEPS is a leading, multi-award winning specialist centre for neurological and complex trauma rehabilitation for individuals 16 years or over, serving clients from all over the UK and beyond. Our reputation for excellence had developed year on year and as a result we have had the opportunity to present nationally and internationally about the work we are doing.

STEPS offers a wide range of development opportunities and is committed to the career development of its team.

Another of our key values is promoting wellbeing of all our team, and we have a wide range of benefits you will have access to following your probationary period.

The post is open to clinical psychologists who are due to qualify or have experience equivalent to a band 7 and offers career progression equivalent to a band 8a once competencies applicable to that grade and job description have been met.

This post would suit those who have an interest in neurorehabilitation and complex trauma and enjoy working with individual from the age 16 across their life span as part of an interdisciplinary team.

STEPS is actively wanting to support career development in specific therapies including EMDR, CBT or ACT with the potential to progress on the QICN journey with the support of 2 experienced clinical psychologists with extensive experience in neuropsychology and trauma.

There are also opportunities to develop skills in supervision, leadership, research, teaching and training and service development.

You will have good access to a range of the latest of neurological tools on site as well as the opportunity to explore the benefits of rehabilitation technology such as the Mindmaze Mindpod.

All relevant training will be offered as necessary and further CPD opportunities are encouraged including conference attendance.

Clinical supervision will be offered by one of the Senior Clinical Neuropsychologists within the team.

Job Description:

As a clinical psychologist the role will assist in the delivery of a service to individuals who have experienced life changing injury or illness.

You will be involved in all aspects of the neurorehabilitation and complex trauma programmes as delivered by an extensive, committed, and friendly interdisciplinary team.

This will include:

• Exercising expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence-based practise you will provide highly-specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention while working collaboratively with non-psychologist colleagues and external professionals where appropriate.
• Using formal testing measures including a range of cognitive assessments to better understand a client’s presentation.
• Supervision of an assistant psychologist.
• Contributing psychological opinion in a range of different meetings relevant to the client's needs
• You will also have the opportunity be involved in shaping the future of the service with client pathway development.
• You will work autonomously, being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your clinical work and care, adhering to professional guidelines, the HCPC Code of Conduct and the and STEPS’ policies and procedures.
• You will have the opportunity to contribute to developing research capacity and skills within the service
• To offer consultation, supervision and training when required by other team members involved in the psychological, emotional, and behavioural well-being of clients
• To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training, experience, and supervision.
• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of clients under your care and to effectively evaluate progress.
• To receive regular professional supervision from our senior Clinical Psychologists and where appropriate, other senior clinicians.
• To continue to access continuing professional development opportunities in line with agreed targets and agreed personal development plan.
• Provide advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, and other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines, and the overall framework of the team and STEPS policies and procedures.
• You will need to be able to analyse and interpret complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect observation, and semi-structured interviews with clients.
• To maintain accurate and detailed records of all interventions using the electronic notes system and other specified systems as applicable.

This Job description is an outline which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive list of duties.