Job summary
This is a largely clinical post working directly and indirectly with older adults with complex mental health problems, with mental health colleagues and wider services. You will contribute to governance within the department, such as audits, and training that the department provides to colleagues. The post is a permanent, full-time Band 7 post.
Main duties of the job
This role will mostly be in the community (seeing outpatients, including home visits across the whole Gateshead patch), neuropsychological assessment, multi-disciplinary work, supervision and training within OPMH services. The post-holder will offer the Older People's PLT monthly supervision and contribute to the training programme for this team. The post-holder will also attend CMHT MDT meetings to represent psychology.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
The older people's psychology team is employed by CNTW NHS Foundation Trust and sits within Gateshead Health Foundation Trust's Older People's Mental Health (OPMH) service. We work as part of the OPMH Community Mental Health Teams, the Memory Hub and an Early Onset Dementia team, as well as into the two older adult inpatient mental health wards (functional and organic) and the Older People's Psychiatric Liaison Team (PLT) and the Stroke ward at the acute hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to clinical and supervision responsibilities there are good opportunities for CPD and career development in our service. Appropriate supervision will be provided in consultation with the successful candidate. The wider Older Peoples Mental Service is undergoing a period of transformation of how services are configured and delivered and there are ample opportunities to contribute to service development and governance, as well as develop your clinical and research interests and skills.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 8th February 2024
Closing date : 22nd February 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to clinical and supervision responsibilities there are good opportunities for CPD and career development in our service. Appropriate supervision will be provided in consultation with the successful candidate. The wider Older Peoples Mental Service is undergoing a period of transformation of how services are configured and delivered and there are ample opportunities to contribute to service development and governance, as well as develop your clinical and research interests and skills.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 8th February 2024
Closing date : 22nd February 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology (or relevant other training) as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC.
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive behaviour.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology (or relevant other training) as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC.
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive behaviour.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
