In-patient Clinical Psychologist

Main area In-patient Clinical Psychologist - Dementia & Older People's Psychology Service Grade Band 8a (or Band 7 preceptorship) Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 270-TG459-MH

Site Riverside & Brookview wards Town Duston Salary £47,810 - £62,682 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/12/:59

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Clinical Psychologist (or equivalent) or a more recently qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking a preceptorship role to join the south in-patient service for older people within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT). This service offers psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people over the age of 65 years with dementia, as well as those experiencing distress from emotional disorders or psychosis who require admission.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team to:

• Offer assessment, formulation and intervention for a wide range of presentations using both individual and group approaches
• Support the development of the Structured Clinical Management (SCM) pathway for older people living with personality disorder
• Offer Case Formulation, reflective practice and training sessions for staff teams to extend psychological ways of working
• Offer enhanced neuropsychological assessment for more complex presentations
• Collaborate in using outcome information to inform and develop good practice

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Joining this service can offer:

• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff wishing to progress to a Senior role
• Supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist, with additional supervision available from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist & Highly Specialist Systemic & Family Psychotherapist
• Support to develop skills in supervision and teaching through joint supervision and lecturing for Clinical Psychology Trainees at both the University of Leicester and University of Oxford
• Opportunities for training in therapeutic models used within the service
• Opportunities for innovative joint work with 3 rd sector organisations
• Links and participation in the BPS Faculty of Psychology for Older People (FPOP)
• The opportunity to work within a well integrated Psychology Service that meets monthly for CPD, case audits and organisational support

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Person specification Qualifications

• Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology & Eligible for HCPC registration or similar psychological therapy/psychology training qualification
• Post qualification training in a specific, relevant therapeutic approach.
• Post qualification training in supervising others

Interest

• Demonstrates interest/enthusiasm for working with older people
• Interest in working with teams and organisations

Experience

• Experience working within older people's services
• Experience of neuropsychological assessment
• Experience of work with service users with complex emotional needs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.