Clinical Psychologist

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting job for a Clinical Psychologist interested to develop their skills in clinical neuropsychological assessment, neuro-rehabilitation and therapeutic approaches with stroke survivors, their family members and carers. The position would suit someone newly qualified as a preceptorship post (7/8a) is available, or someone bringing transferable skills from another 8a post. The post covers the Thanet area with an office base is at Gregory House in Canterbury alongside colleagues. The trust has a hybrid model of working. Travel to clinic sites and home visits will be required.

The job is focused on developing bespoke neuropsychological interventions for stroke survivors and their families or carers. The work will involve supporting people with their emotional adjustment to the effects of their stroke and offering cognitive assessment and rehabilitation interventions. We take a client centred approach, helping people identify and reach their goals.The post holder will be working closely with the MDT, with lots of joint working.

There is a strong rehabilitation focus and members of the service have interests in a wide range of therapeutic approaches including ACT, CBT and Systemic Family Therapy.The service has close links to Salomons Clinical Psychology Training Course. There is a commitment to training and CPD. There will be close working with a Principal Clinical Psychologist, who will provide clinical supervision, and lots of opportunity for informal support.

Main duties of the job

To provide a community clinical neuropsychology service in the Thanet area as part of the stroke pathway, providing high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist neuropsychological interventions.

To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.

Members of our service receive regular supervision and there is a commitment to ongoing training and professional development with support for attending external training courses and regular in-house CPD events. The service has supported many staff to undertake further qualifications in clinical neuropsychology.

KMPT offer a relocation package for new staff.

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 1.8 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.

Date posted

17 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £54,619 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-FR0133-D

Job locations

Gregory House, St Martin's Hospital

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist psychological assessment of stroke survivors and their families or carers referred to the Clinical Neuropsychology Service.
To formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment following stroke based on a multi-factorial neuropsychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
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 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.
To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of stroke survivors.
To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of cases on own case load.

Please see Job Description document for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist psychological assessment of stroke survivors and their families or carers referred to the Clinical Neuropsychology Service.
To formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment following stroke based on a multi-factorial neuropsychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
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 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.
To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of stroke survivors.
To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of cases on own case load.

Please see Job Description document for full details.

Person Specification

Training

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
HCPC registration - Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Evidence of further training in Neurorehabilitation or related specialism

Experience

Essential

Relevant clinical experience working as a clinical psychologist

Desirable

Additional experience of working with the relevant population in a clinical role, such as stroke or brain injury services

Person Specification

Training

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
HCPC registration - Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Evidence of further training in Neurorehabilitation or related specialism

Experience

Essential

Relevant clinical experience working as a clinical psychologist

Desirable

Additional experience of working with the relevant population in a clinical role, such as stroke or brain injury services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.