Clinical psychologist 7/8a (Perceptorship considered)

Job overview

We are looking to recruit to a Clinical Psychologist, line managed within the psychology service, based within our Older People's Community Mental Health Team (OPCMHT) in Wellingborough & Rushden, Northamptonshire. Each OPCMHT is supported by a part-time Assistant Psychologist, and has regular trainee placements.

Our OPCMHTs offer 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. There are also opportunities to be involved in staff training, service development and case formulation with teams.

The 4 OPCMHTs in the county work alongside the 4 co-located Memory Assessment Services (MAS), each of which has a full-time Assistant Psychologist completing extended cognitive assessments and a comprehensive group programme supervised by a Clinical Neuropsychologist, who works within our Younger People with Dementia service. The 2 psychiatric in-patient units & 2 general hospitals are based in Kettering and Northampton, and are each supported by a full-time in-patient Clinical Psychologist position

Main duties of the job

The OPCMHT post holder will work within an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team to:

• Offer assessment, formulation and intervention for a wide range of presentations using both individual, family and group approaches
• Offer Case Formulation and training sessions for staff teams to extend psychological ways of working
• Offer enhanced neuropsychological assessment for more complex presentations
• Support the development of a Structured Clinical Management pathway for older people with personality disorder
• Support the development of Meeting Centres for post-diagnostic support for people with dementia and their families across the county
• Jointly supervise the Assistant Psychologist (with the Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist) in the co-located MAS for short-term CBT- based intervention & personal development
• Supervise the Assistant Psychologist for the OPCMHT
• Collaborate in using outcome information to inform and develop good practice
• Contribute to service user forums and audit projects to collect data that can inform Trust management, commissioners, users and other relevant stakeholders of the needs of this population

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Joining this service can offer:

• Supervision from the Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist as well as Principal Clinical Psychologist
• 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 innovative joint work with 3rd sector organisations
• Training in Structured Clinical Management
• Potential for training in other therapeutic approaches, such as EMDR
• 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 for monthly CPD, case audits and organisational support