Senior Clinical Psychologist | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Kent is seeking a qualified Clinical Psychologist. This role involves neuropsychological assessments, cognitive rehabilitation, and providing clinical supervision to junior staff. Candidates must hold the necessary professional qualifications and have a valid UK driving licence. The position offers opportunities for professional development and impacts many lives within the community.

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car for business purposes.
• Must hold the professional qualifications for a clinical psychologist as per KMPT standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide neuropsychological assessments.
• Conduct cognitive rehabilitation.
• Deliver evidence-based psychological therapies.
• Supervise junior staff and trainees.
• Participate in clinical audits and research.
• Contribute to teaching and training.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessment

Cognitive rehabilitation

Evidence-based psychological therapies

Clinical supervision

Strong communication skills

Education

Required professional qualifications for clinical psychologist role

Job description

Overview

The Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service is one of the largest Neuropsychology Departments in the country. We provide neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation across Kent, working with health and social services teams to support adults with acquired brain injury and those with long-term neurological conditions. The post is based in Canterbury with community neuropsychology colleagues at Gregory House, St Martin's Hospital. A key aspect of this role is to provide specialist neuropsychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation. The service has a strong rehabilitation ethos and interests in multiple therapeutic approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Narrative therapy, mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and systemic approaches. The post will be mainly clinic based but will also involve home visits.

We work with people with acquired brain injury or long-term neurological conditions, and their families, living in East Kent. People are seen in clinics (Eureka, Ashford; Newington Road, Ramsgate; Gregory House, Canterbury) or at the person\'s home. The role includes neuropsychological assessments, cognitive rehabilitation, evidence-based psychological therapies to support adjustment to diagnosis and symptom management, and clinical supervision to junior staff including trainee clinical psychologists. You may undertake clinical audits and research. Many department members are involved in teaching and research with opportunities to teach allied health professionals and in the Salomons Clinical Psychology doctorate. Members receive regular clinical, management and peer supervision with commitment to ongoing training and professional development.

Join us in the Garden of England where we offer strong professional development opportunities and a high quality of life. KMPT provides mental health, learning disability and specialist services for 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, plus 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 hospital and 54,000 in the community, and we employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities across diverse communities.

The successful candidate will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues who are committed to providing excellent care to service users and their families. Our work culture emphasizes kindness and compassion as standard, with all staff playing a vital role in delivering exemplary service. Our strategy focuses on delivering brilliant care through brilliant people and providing outstanding care in partnership with service users, every time.

Responsibilities

• See people referred to the Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service in clinics (Eureka, Ashford; Newington Road, Ramsgate; Gregory House, Canterbury) or at the person\'s home.
• Provide neuropsychological assessments.
• Provide cognitive rehabilitation.
• Provide evidence-based psychological therapies to support adjustment to diagnosis and symptom management.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior staff, including trainee clinical psychologists.
• Undertake clinical audits and research.
• Contribute to teaching and supervision within the department; participate in ongoing training and professional development.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car/vehicle for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• Post holder must hold the required professional qualifications for a clinical psychologist role as per KMPT standards (as stated in the attached job description).

Additional Information

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025. This role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).