Job overview
Clinical Psychologist – Older Adult Specialty Band 7/8a - wte
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist with interest in working with older people to join the Salford Older Adult Community Mental Health Team.
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide specialist psychological assessments, formulation and interventions to older people and their families. The successful candidate will also support team interventions for individuals living with dementia. There will be opportunities for consultation work and training, and involvement in developments and audit.
The service has strong links with local Clinical Psychology Training Programs, the wider Trust OA psychology service and Northwest FPOP.
The Psychology resource in the service currently consists of a Senior Clinical Psychologist and an assistant psychologist
Applicants must be eligible for registration as Chartered Clinical Psychologists with the British Psychological Society and registration with the HCPC
We are pleased to be able to offer this post as a preceptorship for suitably experienced candidates and would welcome applications from those who are recently qualified. We would offer the post as a band 7 preceptorship until the necessary experience and competencies are met, upon which the post would move to an 8a.
The post involves community work and home visiting, so applicants must be able to demonstrate ability/offer a strategy to undertake visits safely and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
Direct clinical work with older people with a range of organic and functional difficulties. This will include, delivering evidence based therapies, carrying out complex assessment and developing shared formulations.
Working with the team to develop psychological and trauma informed ways of understanding distress.
Supporting and developing research, audit and quality improvement.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
1. Pay Enhancements
2. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
3. Excellent pension
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Salary sacrifice car scheme
6. Wellbeing programme
7. fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. Post-graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), as accredited by the BPS.
9. Eligibility to register as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Desirable criteria
10. Completion of relevant modules of Accredited Doctoral Clinical Psychology Course: Introduction to Supervision Courses.
11. Candidates will be trained and accredited in one of the following modalities; CBT-psychosis and bipolar, Behavioural Family Interventions, Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Experience of specialist psychological & assessment and treatment of older adult clients with moderate to severe mental health problems
13. Experience of neuropsychological assessment
14. Experience of MDT working
Desirable criteria
15. Evidence of post-qualification CPD
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
16. Well developed, effective communication skills, both orally and in writing,
17. Skills in providing consultation (including formulation) to other professional and non-professional groups
18. Ability to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility
Desirable criteria
19. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials
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