Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Clinical Psychologist to provide specialist expertise and input within the Older Peoples Services based at Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth and Carlton Court Hospital, Carlton Colville. The service consists of a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and a Memory Assessment and Treatment service (MATs) in Great Yarmouth. We have a sister service based at Carlton Court, Carlton Colville and it is envisaged that the post holder will also provide psychological services for the Inreach / Outreach Service based there.

In addition to clinical duties a significant part of the role will be providing training, support & supervision to other professionals and services. The successful candidate will also provide consultation for the Inreach / Outreach Service at Carlton Court, which uses the Newcastle model to support people with dementia living in care homes who are presenting with emotional distress. The post holder will work closely with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who will offer supervision, consultation and direction. There is a very active and supportive Older Peoples Psychology group that meet every six weeks and there is an Older Peoples Forum open to all Older People staff which is held every other month. This forum is designed to share good practice and innovations as well as discussing lessons learnt from serious untoward incidents and complaints.

Main duties of the job

Our Community Older People services have been rated consistently as 'Good' by CQC and we endeavour to work towards achieving 'Outstanding' status. We are currently pursuing MSNAP accreditation for our MATs service and once this has been achieved, we will be pursuing similar accreditation of our CMHT. As a service we are passionate about participation, and we are in the process of recruiting service users and carers to join our local participation forum. We are also developing our group offering with the help of service users and carers. In the future groups will be co-produced and co-facilitated.

Within your role you will be expected to provide:

Clinical leadership and specialist consultation, particularly around the needs of older adults and people of all ages with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of dementia. Expert assessment, formulation and intervention, including neuropsychological assessment. Promotion of a psychologically informed culture through use of consultancy, supervision, training, and team formulations. Provision of specialist assessments to aid formulation and treatment planning. Consultation to the Inreach / Outreach team using the Newcastle model of unmet needs. Support in developing quality improvement, audit and research projects.

There will be the opportunity for training and development as part of the role and the post is funded as wte. However, fewer hours can be considered.

About us

We would be very pleased to talk to you about the post and though it is full time would be happy to consider part time or a split post.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY Then ensure to tick the 're-post'

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Some of the benefits you can expect:

NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity. Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training

Desirable

Representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).

Skills

Essential

Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.

Other

Essential

Ability to travel across sites

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