Dr Jessica Barton is the Operational Lead for the Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway (HNP) in Westminster, an NHS service delivered in partnership with London’s homelessness sector. She is also an associate lecturer at various UK universities and a published author in peer-reviewed academic journals. Jess is passionate about improving access to neurorehabilitation for people who often fall through the gaps in statutory services—particularly those affected by substance misuse and multiple disadvantages.

Her clinical and academic work bridges the fields of brain injury, social exclusion, and substance misuse. As a clinician, Jess has worked for many years across both in-patient and community brain injury services. As a researcher, her academic contribution to the field focuses on substance misuse and wraparound models of care, highlighting the value of peer support in meeting the complex needs of this population. Drawing on her clinical expertise in neuropsychology and research background in substance misuse, Jess hopes to integrate these fields to develop more cohesive, responsive services for individuals with overlapping needs who are often overlooked by conventional care systems.

Across her roles, Jess is passionate about developing psychologically informed approaches and providing training opportunities for students and professionals. Jess is an experienced supervisor, mentoring psychologists, peer-support workers, and drug and alcohol practitioners. As a lecturer, she teaches neuropsychology in the context of multiple disadvantage on the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. She has presented at national conferences, including ACP-UK’s Clinical Health and Neuropsychology Network, on the development of the Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway. Jess is also the host of ‘ Wired for Hope' , a neuroscience podcast that amplifies the voices of both Experts by Experience and Experts by Training.