Band 8a/8b Preceptorship Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology

A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for an experienced and highly specialist Clinical Neuropsychologist to join our supportive neuropsychology team.

The post holder will provide specialist psychological input and clinical leadership within stroke multidisciplinary services across acute and rehabilitation pathways, delivering brief interventions and contributing to neurorehabilitation. The role also includes contributing to outpatient adult neuropsychology clinics, with a focus on diagnostic neuropsychological assessments for individuals with a wide range of neurological conditions.

Working alongside Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologists, the post holder will support service development and clinical governance within stroke psychology. Responsibilities include supervision and training of psychologists, trainees, and multidisciplinary colleagues, contribution to strategic planning across the neurosciences, and participation in audit, research, and service evaluation.

Applicants must have post-qualification experience in comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, including specialist experience with stroke populations. Senior leadership experience within multidisciplinary settings is desirable. Working towards the Qualification in Neuropsychology is advantageous but not essential.

Candidates appointed at Band 8a may be supported through a preceptorship to Band 8b. Applicants must hold a doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology, be BPS accredited, and HCPC registered.

Provide expert neuropsychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for patients presenting with a wide range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions, with a particular emphasis on acute stroke care and ongoing outpatient management.

Lead and coordinate outpatient neuropsychology clinics, ensuring timely assessments, appropriate follow-up, and effective liaison with multidisciplinary teams.

Deliver brief neuropsychological interventions and provide specialist input into rehabilitation, recovery, discharge planning, and care pathway development, supporting multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes following hyper-acute and inpatient stroke care.

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

This advert closes on Sunday 31 May 2026

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