Principal Clinical Psychologist
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist with managerial and clinical experience to join our Clinical Neuropsychology Service. The post involves working with adults who have experienced a stroke in Canterbury and the surrounding areas.The clinical work is undertaken mostly in clinic settings although some home visits and travel to care homes will be required. The post holder will also provide line management and clinical supervision to other staff within the service and work closely with the neuropsychology senior management team to deliver high-quality and responsive services within Kent.
As a service, we actively pursue opportunities to contribute to relevant neuropsychology projects and collaborations regionally and nationally and offer opportunities to develop special interests and expertise.
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
The post holder will provide highly specialist neuropsychological assessment rehabilitation and psychological therapy to adults who have suffered a stroke and have been referred to the Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service.
The post holder will work closely with the local Community Neurorehabilitation Teams who are positive and supportive of neuropsychology .
The post holder will formulate and implement plans of specialist neuropsychological treatment of stroke based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
Undertake a range of psychological therapeutic interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models.
Be responsible for providing a specialist neuropsychological perspective into the multi-disciplinary assessment of adults with stroke and their families.
Work as a member of Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service.
Be responsible for clinical supervision and professional management of other psychology staff.
Working for our organisation
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 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey.We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
Our strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Skills and Training
Essential criteria- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC Registration Practitioner Psychologist
- Additional Training /CPD Neuropsychology
- Training in Supervision Skills
- Further formal qualifications in Neuropsychology or a related field eg QICN
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of working with people with stroke/ brain injury or other neurological conditions
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary Teams
- Four years clinical experience since qualification
- Experience of working in Stroke Specific Services Community and or In-patient Services
Management Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of managing and supervision of clinical staff
- Experience of supervising psychology staff
- Training in management