Locum Principal / Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist

Transformationunitgm; Preston; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious healthcare organization in Preston is seeking a qualified Clinical Neuropsychologist for a part-time locum position. This role focuses on providing essential outpatient neuropsychological assessments and supervising clinical staff. Applicants should possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and extensive experience in neuropsychology. The position offers a competitive salary and is crucial in maintaining high standards of patient care within the service. Flexible working options are available to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Significant experience at a higher grade in neuropsychology.
• Minimum of three years’ experience as a senior psychologist.
• Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical cover for the outpatient cognitive assessment pathway.
• Supervise staff within the outpatient service.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality patient care.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessment

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist

Post-graduate Diploma in Neuropsychology

Job description

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Main area Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Health Psychology Service. Band 8b or 8c. Fixed term 4 months (Locum until permanent recruitment). Hours Part time – 22.5 hours per week.

Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Employer type NHS Site, Royal Preston Hospital, Town Preston.

Salary £64,455 – £88,682 per annum, pro rata, yearly. Closing 05/01/2026 23:59.

Job overview

This locum post provides an exciting opportunity to temporarily join a developing Neuropsychology service, with a specific focus on providing temporary clinical cover for the outpatient cognitive assessment pathway. Extensive previous experience of providing outpatient neuropsychological assessment within Neurosciences settings is required.

The banding and hours available are dependent on previous clinical experience, and are available at a maximum of 0.6 WTE if appointed at 8c, or a maximum of 0.8 WTE if appointed at 8b.

This locum post will initially be to cover a period of four months, with the potential for this to be extended.

The outpatient work will cover a wide range of neurological and neurosurgical presentations, including MS, acquired brain injury, brain tumours, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, and neurodegenerative conditions, as well as functional neurological disorders.

The locum post holder will also work alongside the existing Consultant Clinical Psychologist within Neuropsychology to provide supervision to staff within the outpatient cognitive assessment service.

Main duties

This is a principal or consultant level locum post (dependent on level of previous experience) that requires a range of key clinical and professional skills and extensive specialist clinical experience in Neuropsychology and broader physical health outpatient settings.

The post holder will work alongside the existing consultant clinical psychologist within Neuropsychology, taking a lead on provision of the outpatient neuropsychological assessment services supported by the Neuropsychology service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. They will ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and experience in line with the Trust’s strategic objectives. The post holder may also provide clinical supervision to other members of the Neuropsychology team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be an experienced and capable clinician, and professionally responsible for the day-to-day operating of the neuropsychological assessment outpatient services in the Clinical Health Psychology Service.

To be a highly effective practitioner.

To work flexibly and responsively to the demands of a dynamic and evolving service, adapting to change as required within the profession, speciality, wider service and organisation.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS).
• HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist.
• QiCN (or working towards).
• Post-graduate Diploma in Neuropsychology, accredited by the BPS/HCPC.
• Strong commitment to CPD as evidenced by post qualification training.
• Qualification in supervision.
• Minimum of three years’ experience as a senior psychologist.
• History of leadership training and experience.
• Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN) and related eligibility for Division of Neuropsychology Specialist Register in Clinical Neuropsychology (SRCN) via this or the grand-parenting statement of equivalence (or working towards this qualification).

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience at similar grade working flexibly in extended roles.
• Knowledge and experience of working with trauma, and trauma-based therapies.
• Experience of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and of creating positive changes in practice within MDTs.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of leading on projects and / or change processes within complex organisational systems.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological and neuropsychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Experience in audit and evaluation of clinical services.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of Clinical Neuropsychology in different cultural contexts.
• Knowledge and experience of the role of clinical leadership within the NHS.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.

What we can offer you

We offer flexible working options and wellbeing support to ensure you can find and maintain the right work-life balance. The scheme includes

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development and CPD.
• Access to leading clinical services.
• Supportive and dynamic working environment.

Contact information

To discuss the post further, please contact Dr Jennifer Elvish, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Professional Lead for Neuropsychology Services, on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays prior to the closing date. Email: [e-mail]. Telephone: [phone].