Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service working with stroke survivors and adults with acquired brain injury. The post would suit someone with relevant past experience (e.g. neuropsychology/health psychology), but we would also consider someone who is newly qualified or moving across from another specialty.
The post is based in West Kent, primarily Maidstone and Sevenoaks, however there is some opportunity for discussion about flexibility in location. Travel to patients at home and care home settings is sometimes needed. There will be supervision by another experienced Clinical Psychologist and close working with other psychologists including lots of opportunity for informal support.
This is a community role and involves a mix of neuropsychological assessment, cognitive rehabilitation interventions, and psychological therapy. The work is with stroke survivors and adults with acquired brain injury, their families and carers. We support an MDT approach wherever possible and work closely with colleagues in the Community Neurorehabilitation Teams.
This role will be advertised internally, and if unsuccessful will go external

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job
Within the Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service there is a strong rehabilitation focus and staff have interests in a range of therapeutic models including ACT, CFT, Narrative Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy.
The service has a commitment to ongoing training and professional development and has links with Canterbury Christ Church Clinical Psychology training course.

• To be responsible for the systematic provision of specialist clinical neuropsychology services to stroke survivors and adults with acquired brain injury in the West Kent locality.
• To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist neuropsychological interventions taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in professional practice.

Working for our organisation
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and service delivery by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with the local Community Neurorehabilitation Team.
• To be regularly responsible for providing training placements for trainee clinical psychologists in clinical neuropsychology.

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Person specification

Skills and Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a qualified specialist clinical psychologist for a minimum of one year.
• Experience of working with people with stroke, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions or in another related field e.g. health psychology.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a neuropsychology setting.
• Experience of conducting standardised neuropsychological assessments.

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Post-graduate doctorate level training in clinical psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the BPS statement of equivalence
• Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of further CPD/training in stroke, brain injury or neurorehabilitation

Important Information:
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
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