Clinical Neuropsychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Neuropsychologist or Psychologist with advanced clinical skills to work within an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme (ICAP) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). The post is being offered as a 2 year fixed term contract to deliver an outpatient ICAP with a randomised control trial (RCT) in collaboration with University College London and City St George's University. The focus of this role is to provide neuropsychological therapeutic interventions for people with aphasia and their carers in the ICAP arm of the NIHR sponsored RCT. The key roles will be to design, deliver, and adapt evidence-based interventions for people with aphasia, systemic working with families, and work with the treating speech and language therapists especially when psychological and cognitive are present. The post will play a key role in the leadership and development of the service and staff. The post offers exceptional opportunities to use specialist clinical skills and contribute to the research and teaching programmes within this highly specialised patient population. Applicants will have an opportunity to be involved in presenting results from the ICAP at conferences (e.g. BAS, UKSF, ESOC) and writing up for journals. The Division is fully committed to research and development and actively supports and funds the continuous professional development of its staff. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alexander Leff Job title: Consultant Neurologist Email address: a.leff@ucl.ac.uk For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Alex Leff a.leff@ucl.ac.uk or Catherine Doogan on c.doogan@ucl.ac.uk