Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 14 January 2026

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join us in the Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service for Stroke. This post is to work in the Thanet area (Margate & Ramsgate).

The is a community role and involves a mix of specialist neuropsychological assessment, cognitive rehabilitation interventions, and psychological therapy work, supporting people with their emotional adjustment and their stroke recovery. The work is with stroke survivors, their families and carers. We support a multidisciplinary approach wherever possible and work closely with colleagues in the Community Neurorehabilitation Teams.

The post is based at Gregory House in Canterbury and is co-located with other colleagues in the service. The trust supports hybrid/flexible models of working. There will be close working with a Principal Clinical Psychologist, who will provide supervision, and there is lots of opportunity for informal support. The post would suit someone with past neuro experience, but we would also consider someone who is newly qualified or wishing to move across from another specialty.

Within the Kent Clinical Neuropsychology Service there is a strong rehabilitation focus and staff have interests in a wide range of therapeutic models including ACT, CFT, Narrative Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy approaches.

The service has a commitment to ongoing training and professional development and there are links with Canterbury Christ Church Clinical Psychology training course.

Main duties of the job

- To be responsible for the systematic provision of specialist clinical neuropsychology services to stroke survivors and their families and carers in the Thanet locality.- To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist neuropsychological interventions taking substantial professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in professional practice.- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and service delivery by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with the local Community Neurorehabilitation Team.- To be regularly responsible for providing training placements for trainee clinical psychologists in clinical neuropsychology.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Check out our Canterbury site

Date posted

31 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

380-FR0619-A

Job locations

Gregory House, St Martin's Hospital

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a qualified specialist clinical psychologist for a minimum of one year.
Experience of conducting standardised neuropsychological assessments.

Desirable

Experience of working with people with stroke, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions.
Experience of working in a neuropsychology setting.

Training

Essential

Good undergraduate honours degree in Psychology
Post-graduate doctorate level training in clinical psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the BPS statement of equivalence
Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Evidence of further CPD/training in stroke, brain injury or neurorehabilitation

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

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, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities
Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives
Ability to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines
Experience of working with individuals, couples, families and groups
Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health

Desirable

Knowledge of stroke, acquired brain injury and neurorehabilitation approaches

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a qualified specialist clinical psychologist for a minimum of one year.
Experience of conducting standardised neuropsychological assessments.

Desirable

Experience of working with people with stroke, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions.
Experience of working in a neuropsychology setting.

Training

Essential

Good undergraduate honours degree in Psychology
Post-graduate doctorate level training in clinical psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the BPS statement of equivalence
Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Evidence of further CPD/training in stroke, brain injury or neurorehabilitation

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

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, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities
Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives
Ability to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines
Experience of working with individuals, couples, families and groups
Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health

Desirable

Knowledge of stroke, acquired brain injury and neurorehabilitation approaches

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Gregory House, St Martin's Hospital

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Gregory House, St Martin's Hospital

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)