We have several exciting opportunities for psychologists to work in our Older Adult Mental Health Teams in Worcestershire. These include part time work in our Hospital at Home Team, a specialist home treatment team for older people, our Inpatient service and up to a full-time position in our Community Mental Health Locality Teams in Worcester or Hereford. Depending on your interests you could work across two teams. The roles could be appointed at a Band 8a or 7 development post. Psychology is highly valued, both in terms of complex client work, neuropsychological assessment of dementia, as well as supporting teams in formulating care, delivering training and leading service development. The psychology team is very supportive and has lots of development opportunities with supervision from national leaders. To find out more please contact Dr Andy Ashley (Andrew.ashley@nhs.net Consultant Clinical Psychologist)

Main duties of the job

Providing assessments and interventions for older people with complex health needs, including neuropsychological assessment. Interventions may involve family members and carers and include liaison and consultation.

Active contribution to MDTs: providing case discussion and care planning with an emphasis on sharing formulations and evidence based care

Developing an area of specialist expertise, as part of our programme of evidence-based therapies for older people. We have recently supported training and accreditation in EMDR, MBT, Narrative Therapy and the QICN

Contributing to audit, research and development work

Providing formal and adhoc supervision to other staff, including trainees aswell as providing teaching and learning opportunities.

Providing clinical expertise and leadership in the psychological needs of older people and their families and contributing to a culture of support and collaboration both in the service and with partner agencies.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
• Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in psychology
• Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Post qualification training in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span
• Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS
• Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
• Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
• Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Desirable

• Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level

Experience

Essential

• Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area
• Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
• Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge within a number of different specialties
• Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations
• Experience of conducting clinically relevant research

Desirable

• Experience of strategic planning and service development
• Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical/Counselling Psychology doctorate training course

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area
• Well-developed psychometric assessment skills

Skills & Abilities

Desirable

• Able to think strategically to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across agencies

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Desirable

• Previous publications in either peer reviewed academic or professional journal and/or books

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Princess Of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

B61 0BB

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