Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

The post holder will work within our Neuropsychology Service providing Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation to patients after Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury.

The post-holder will work as a Senior Clinical Psychologist two days per week alongside a Principal Clinical Psychologist.

The team is well-established and works in partnership with the Community Neurorehabilitation Team

The post is being advertised for a one-year fixed-term contract as part of maternity leave cover.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the provision of Clinical Neuropsychology Services to stroke survivors and adults with acquired brain injury within the localities served by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

To be responsible for the systematic provision of specialist Clinical Neuropsychology services to stroke survivors and adults with acquired brain injury in the Sevenoaks locality

To undertake high-quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions in these services taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in professional practice.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate level training in Clinical Psychology HCPC Registration Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Experience of working with specific neurological presentations of Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury

Experience and Skills

Essential

Experience of working with complex presentations in neurological settings or related field and with range of age groups

Experience and skills

Essential

Experience of working within a Neuropsychology Service or related field for at least 2 years

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