We are looking to appoint an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist to join our welcoming and psychologically minded team to provide a service of excellence for Older People within Hertfordshire. This post brings a diversity of experience, from providing specialist assessments and intervention, to supervising and supporting other members of the psychology team, and working closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. We regularly offer placements to trainee clinical psychologists and the post holder will play a central role in offering supervision and working closely with the local university. We also recognise the key role that consultation can play in developing our services and being a central part of our psychology offer. The ideal candidate for us will be someone who shares our values about offering compassionate and trauma‑informed services, whether in the psychological therapies or the neuropsychological assessment aspect of the service. The ethos of the team is one of continuous quality improvement and co‑producing what our clients require, and we are looking for candidates who share a passion for service development and innovation. We hope that candidates will bring skills and knowledge to support audit, research, and project development within the service. If you are interested to discuss aspects of this post further, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Rebecca Scullion (Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Lead) on rebecca.scullion1@nhs.net.
Key Responsibilities
* Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent
* Registered as either a clinical/counselling psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
* Additional postgraduate training or qualification in a specific psychological therapy or Neuropsychology
* Experience of specialist assessment and therapy with service users across a range of care settings
* Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups with presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse
* Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary team
* Experience of working with older people in a clinical role
* Direct experience of using therapy with older people
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
* Experience of the application of psychological services in different cultural contexts
* Experience of neuropsychological working
* Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.
Qualifications
* Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent
* Registered as either a clinical/counselling psychologist with the HCPC
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