Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7/8a Clinical Neuropsychologist to join an expanding Neuropsychology Department within a regional Neurosciences service. The role involves providing neuropsychological assessment and brief intervention for adults with various neurological and neurosurgical conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to high-quality, evidence-based care, and have opportunities for supervision, CPD, teaching, and training. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified Band 7 applicants under a preceptorship arrangement.
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology / neuropsychology, as accredited by the Neuropsychology Section of British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Experience/ Knowledge
- Experience of working with neurological and/or neurosurgical conditions.
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive neuropsychological assessments.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking diagnostic neuropsychological assessment within a regional neurosciences setting.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Skills/ Abilities
- Commenced or intending to enroll onto the Qualification in Neuropsychology (QiCN)
- Education/ Qualifications
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology / neuropsychology, as accredited by the Neuropsychology Section of British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Experience/ Knowledge
- Experience of working with neurological and/or neurosurgical conditions.
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive neuropsychological assessments.
- Experience of undertaking diagnostic neuropsychological assessment within a regional neurosciences setting.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Skills/ Abilities
- Commenced or intending to enroll onto the Qualification in Neuropsychology (QiCN)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,866 – £49,620 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical Neuropsychologist to join our expanding Neuropsychology Department within a well-regarded regional Neurosciences service. This post offers a varied caseload across inpatient and outpatient settings, providing neuropsychological assessment and brief intervention for adults with a wide range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions, including stroke, brain injury and tumour.
You will join a supportive team of Clinical Neuropsychologists and work closely with neurology, neurosurgery, stroke medicine, and allied health colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary service. The department is committed to high-quality, evidence-based care and offers supervision, CPD, and opportunities for teaching and training.
We welcome applications from those meeting Band 8a criteria and from suitably qualified Band 7 applicants under a preceptorship arrangement, subject to usual progression processes.
You must have experience administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments. Experience in diagnostic neuropsychology and/or neurorehabilitation is desirable. Candidates should hold doctoral-level Clinical Psychology training (or equivalent pre-1996) accr
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