Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a thriving Neuropsychology Department in the Historic City of York.

Full Time, Fixed Term 12 Months 

The role involves undertaking clinical work, which will include administrating and scoring a range of neuropsychological tests with patients presenting with various neurological disorders; behavioural observations of adults with neurological difficulties; provide research assistance for the neurocognitive assessment of participants enrolled in clinical trials; data collection and analysis; and assistance with writing papers and research proposals.

This will include the use of a database (Excel); advanced systematic literature searches and retrieval; data collection, entry and analysis and liaison with a variety of professions. The appointee will be supervised by a clinical psychologist.

If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis you must seek approval from your current line manager

Main duties of the job

  • To undertake clinical work, which will include administrating and scoring a range of neuropsychological tests with patients presenting with various neurological disorders
  • To provide research assistance for the neurocognitive assessment of participants enrolled in clinical trials
  • To conduct data collection and analysis and assist with writing papers and research proposals
  • To use a database (Excel); conduct advanced systematic literature searches and retrieval; data collection, entry and analysis using data analysis software
  • To liaise with a variety of professions
  • To be supervised by a clinical psychologist working in Neuropsychology.

    • Working for our organisation

    York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.

    Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description .

    Working for the Trust

    Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind ; we are open ; and we pursue excellence .

    Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .

    As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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    Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

    DBS Checks

    Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.

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    Person specification

    Academic Requirements

    Essential criteria

  • An upper second-class honours degree or higher in Psychology

    • Desirable criteria

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, neuropsychology and/or research design and analysis.

    • Practical skills

    Essential criteria

  • High level of communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Experience using computers for creation and management of databases or data-analysis, especially Excel and SPSS for Windows

    • Employer certification / accreditation badges

    Applicant requirements

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

    Documents to download

    Further details / informal visits contact

    NameDr Stephen EvansJob titleConsultant NeuropsychologistEmail addressTelephone number01904725353