Senior Practitioner Psychologist

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Senior Practitioner Psychologist

The closing date is 03 June 2026

An opportunity has arisen in a thriving neuropsychology team offering excellent support and professional development within our Psychological Services Network in the Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Stroke and Hyperacute/ acute ward team at Northwick Park Hospital. The post includes providing assessment and support to patients and families of stroke survivors of Brent and Harrow.

The role includes opportunities to develop cross specialist skills, service development, supervision skills and benefit from internal and external CPD. We support clinical psychologists to gain professional qualifications in clinical neuropsychology (QiCN).

As a Trust, we aspire to ensure our workforce represents the diverse communities we serve and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, for example BAME and LGBT+ communities. Applications from these groups are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

Provide a highly specialist psychology service to stroke patients including specialist assessment, treatment planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe and informed environment.

Initiate and collaborate in service evaluation, audit, and research.

Provide clinical supervision, consultation, and training, functioning as a lead specialist in neuropsychological assessment of stroke patients.

Work as an autonomous professional within the guidelines and policies of the BPS, HCPC and LNWH, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

Agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Person Specification

  • Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
  • Post‑graduate doctoral level training (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the BPS. Eligible for BPS Chartered Psychology Status.
  • a. Post‑doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g., PGDip / MSc in Applied / Clinical Neuropsychology
  • b. Post‑qualification training in supervision

Knowledge & experience

  • Doctoral level knowledge of lifespan developmental models of adjustment and psychopathology, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
  • Experience of conducting neuropsychological assessments for developing comprehensive neuropsychological formulations and interventions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£63,665 to £70,887 a year

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Posted: May 23rd, 2026