Job summary
Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Full time, band 7) Dementia and Older People's Mental health Service and Dementia Assessment Service, Chichester, Midhurst and Bognor, West Sussex
We are very excited to be advertising this new full-time Band 7 Psychology Practitioner post working with people with dementia and older people with mental health problems in Chichester, Midhurst and Bognor. You would be working alongside 3 other Clinical Psychologists who are all very experienced and would be able to provide a really supportive first post for someone who is recently qualified. The post would be suitable for an HCPC registered Psychology Practitioner with post-qualification experience, applications from psychologists who are due to qualify in Sept 2022 would also be very welcome.
This is a particularly exciting time to be joining our services, as we have recently reintegrated our dementia services with our secondary mental health services for older people. As such you will have the chance to build on core clinical skills in assessment and intervention, as well as contribute to developing our new service. The post-holder will ideally be familiar with working in an NHS setting.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have the opportunity to work with people with a wide range of complex mental health problems, their families and carers. There is a lot of variety in the role as part of the post sits in the Community Mental Health Team (Dementia and Older People's Mental health - DOPMH) and part in the Dementia Assessment Service (DAS). There is therefore opportunity for direct and indirect psychological intervention with service users, carers/families and staff teams. These teams support people with complex mental health needs, those with dementia presenting with risk concerns and those who have suspected dementia and are seeking a diagnosis and/or post diagnostic support. We are keen to discuss with applicants how we can use their interests and experience to develop the role.
About us
The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly-skilled and enthusiastic community of psychologists in West Sussex Older Adult services. Our West Sussex Psychology services are very keen to offer development opportunities to our newly qualified staff. Our Trust has an exciting range of CPD opportunities and the post-holder will be encouraged to develop special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives. We have set up a newly qualified peer support group and the Trust is focused on developing staff wellbeing initiatives.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be part of highly-skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary teams based in Chichester. You will receive regular clinical supervision from an experienced clinical psychologist and DOPMH specialist as well as a commitment to your own continuing professional development. We would welcome applicants able to provide both direct and indirect psychological work, preferably with experience of team consultant/formulation and working in care home settings. Applicants should have an understanding of non-pharmacological approaches to support people with dementia and experience of supporting clients whose behaviour is described as challenging. Knowledge and skills in neuropsychology would be welcome but not essential.The post holder will be expected to travel across the geographical area covered by the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be part of highly-skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary teams based in Chichester. You will receive regular clinical supervision from an experienced clinical psychologist and DOPMH specialist as well as a commitment to your own continuing professional development. We would welcome applicants able to provide both direct and indirect psychological work, preferably with experience of team consultant/formulation and working in care home settings. Applicants should have an understanding of non-pharmacological approaches to support people with dementia and experience of supporting clients whose behaviour is described as challenging. Knowledge and skills in neuropsychology would be welcome but not essential.The post holder will be expected to travel across the geographical area covered by the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HCPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HCPC
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
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).
