Preceptorship Clinical Psychologist - MHSOP

Preceptorship Clinical Psychologist - MHSOP

We are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity to take on an 8a role or a band 7 preceptorship within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Psychology in Leicester.

This is a permanent part time lead role within our inpatient service and is an exciting role for developing Psychology input to our two functional Mental Health wards at the Bennion Centre at Glenfield Hospital and our two organic wards at the Evington Centre at Leicester General Hospital.

The successful applicant will join the existing MHSOP Inpatient Psychology team, including a Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP), an Assistant Psychologist, and trainees, with two Clinical Psychologists on a weekly sessional basis. The role also involves input to MHSOP Psychology Community Services.

The MHSOP Inpatient Psychology Team works alongside the MHSOP Community Psychology Team, with regular opportunities for peer support, CPD and further relevant training. MHSOP Psychology has strong links with the wider LPT Psychology and Psychological Therapies community, providing opportunities for shared learning, support, and development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to patients referred to the MHSOP Psychology Inpatient Service, working with people with functional based mental health problems, with scope to develop our service for people with organic problems such as dementia.

The post holder will offer advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non psychologist colleagues, and where appropriate deliver psychological assessments (including neuropsychological assessment) and interventions; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the Trust policies, procedures, and service priorities.

The post holder will manage and offer clinical supervision to less senior psychologists working in the MHSOP Inpatient Psychology Service. The post holder will participate fully in multidisciplinary clinical teams, ensuring effective systems are in place for the management of referrals to the service and workload of team members to ensure timely and appropriate care is provided.

With the support of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for MHSOP, the post holder will develop and provide innovative services to meet the psychological needs of patients referred to the service in accordance with evidence based practice. The post holder will be capable of conducting projects, working independently with only general briefings and working directly with senior managers.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. The cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.