Overview
Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Inpatient MH older people wards. This is a 0.4 WTE post across the inpatient wards for older people. You will join our Inpatient and Urgent Care Psychological Services team within the wider Inpatient and Urgent Care sub-directorate. You will work alongside another Consultant Clinical Psychologist and be encouraged to develop and nurture areas of interest as well as developing a team of psychological practitioners.
We are focused on trauma informed, older adult centred, and dementia friendly practice on wards and are working towards staffing that model fully in line with ACP-UK guidelines for inpatient mental health services.
Responsibilities
* Provide leadership, consultation, and supervision for colleagues working with mental health in-patient services for older people.
* Govern psychological interventions and provide expert psychological advice to senior management regarding psychological services and the wider inpatient teams.
* Hold responsibility for a range of senior and junior psychological professionals across various specialties and manage your own clinical caseload.
* Provide strategic oversight and governance for up to three of the four wards for older people.
Qualifications and Experience
* Consultant level qualification in psychology with experience in older people and mental health services (inpatient experience preferred).
* Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, and develop psychological practitioners and multidisciplinary teams.
* Ability to provide governance and expert psychological advice at a senior management level.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and more
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
* Discounts with retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
* Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
* Staff networks and support groups
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Dr Eleni Theodosi, Professional Lead Psychologist. Email: Eleni.Theodosi@covwarkpt.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07741 703681
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