Job Summary
The Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service is one of the largest Neuropsychology Departments in the country. We provide neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation across Kent and work with a variety of health and social services teams to support the needs of adults with acquired brain injury and those with long‑term neurological conditions.
The post is based in Canterbury, within the East Kent Neurorehabilitation Unit at Kent & Canterbury Hospital. A key aspect of this role is to provide specialist neuropsychological assessment, cognitive rehabilitation and psychological therapy to people during their inpatient neurorehabilitation journey.
Our wider Neuropsychology service has a strong rehabilitation ethos. Members of the service use a range of therapeutic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion‑Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and systemic approaches.
Responsibilities
* Support people who have sustained acquired brain injuries and long‑term neurological conditions in an inpatient setting.
* Work collaboratively towards helping people achieve meaningful goals.
* Identify the psychological needs of patients and provide psychological therapy.
* Provide neuropsychological assessments and cognitive rehabilitation.
* Undertake consultative and advisory interventions on the unit.
* Liaise with colleagues across the NHS, Social Care and voluntary agencies.
* Undertake research and service development projects.
* Contribute to continuing professional development events.
Training, Qualifications and Registration
* Good honours degree in Psychology.
* Post‑graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS / HCPC.
* Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Additional training in clinical neuropsychology (desirable).
* Additional training in a psychological therapy model (e.g. CBT, CFT, ACT, narrative therapy) (desirable).
Experience
* 3 years experience as Doctoral level postgraduate Clinical Trainee and minimum of previous one year as graduate Assistant Psychologist (or equivalent).
* Experience of working in a range of clinical settings with varying levels of disability and across all age groups as specified by BPS competencies for Clinical Psychologists.
* Experience of working with people with acquired brain injuries and/or health conditions (desirable).
* Experience of working with clients presenting with challenging behaviour (desirable).
* Experience of working in an inpatient setting (desirable).
* Experience of conducting standardised neuropsychological assessments (desirable).
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences.
* Ability to analyse and manage complex multi‑factorial information from a range of sources, integrate and formulate it from a variety of psychological perspectives, and make expert professional judgements about appropriate options for action in a public service context.
* Ability to plan, organise and flexibly manage own workload, adapting to changing priorities and coordinating the work of professional colleagues.
* Adequate keyboard skills and sound understanding of IT packages.
* Knowledge of administering psychometric test materials.
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
* Evidence of continuing professional development in the area of Clinical Neuropsychology and/or Health Psychology.
* Knowledge of acquiring brain injuries and neurological disorders (desirable).
* Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (desirable).
* Advanced keyboard skills (desirable).
* Ability to work within Professional Guidelines.
At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and inclusion and warmly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds. We are proactively encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for our senior roles.
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year (pro rata). Band 7. Permanent, part‑time contract. Working pattern varies as per unit needs. Reference number: 380-FR0607-A. Job location: EKNRU, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury (Ethelbert Road, CT1 3NG).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK professional registration is required.
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