Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

This post is an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified Clinical Psychologist interested to build on and develop their skills in clinical neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation.  The position would suit someone newly qualified, or someone who brings transferable skills from another newly qualified role.

The post is based in Gravesham Community Hospital together with another Senior Clinical Psychologist and close to the Community Neurorehabilitation Team.  The post is primarily clinic-based but travel to patients at home and to Care Home settings is sometimes required.

The job is diverse and rewarding, focused on developing patient-centered neuropsychological interventions for people with stroke and acquired brain injury and their families or carers living in the Dartford & Gravesend area.  The clinical work will include supporting people with their emotional adjustment to changes that have occurred and offering neuropsychological assessment.  Within the Kent Neuropsychology Service, there is a strong rehabilitation focus and clinicians have interests in a range of therapeutic models including Systemic models, Mindfulness, ACT, and CBT.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the systematic provision of Specialist Clinical Neuropsychology Services to stroke survivors and those with brain injury in the Dartford area working closely with the Community Neurorehabilitation team.
• To undertake high-quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory, and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions in these services making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
• To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service delivery by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.

Please note, The successful applicant will become part of a friendly neuropsychology Service and would be supported in their transition into the role and supervised by another experienced Clinical Psychologist who will also be available outside of formal supervision times to offer additional guidance when needed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family and group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual, the context and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.

To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi-disciplinary assessment of stroke survivors and those with brain injury and their families.

To contribute specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of therapeutic/intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaboration with other staff.

To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant individuals and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the multi-disciplinary team.

When appropriate to consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of stroke survivors and those with brain injury.

To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of cases on own case load.

Please note:  “At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about 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.”