Fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for working with older People. Whether you're experienced or newly qualified. We want to hear from you (B7 preceptorships will be considered)

The successful candidate will be a part of a vibrant and growing Older Peoples Psychological Therapies Secondary Care provision in Stockport.The role is interesting, varied, and diverse, working with a variety of presenting problems, undertaking complex psychological assessments and interventions, working with MDTs to develop collaborative trauma-informed formulations that support staff and inform patient care.There are a lot of great opportunities to make a difference. The post is part time (33 hrs) and will involve working within our Older Peoples Secondary Care Mental Health Services, as a service we are supportive, devoted, and compassionate clinicians. The post will predominantly involve working with a friendly and compassionate OPCMHT and female organic ward.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service for older people within the Older People's CMHT and 10 bedded female organic ward.

The role involves direct and indirect work. The post holder will manage their own clinical caseload, and provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions (including neuropsychology assessments).

A key function of the role will be to staff to develop a psychological understanding and context for service users and carers.

Operating in an integrated and inclusive style you will be contributing to the multidisciplinary work through case formulation, consultation, training, supervision and joint working to support the development of psychological thinking, skills, knowledge, and individual care planning.

The post holder will propose and implement evidence-based practice, utilising research skills for audit and service developments.

The services have close links with the Manchester, Lancaster and Liverpool doctorate training programmes and we host trainee placements.

The post holder may provide clinical supervision to staff and will receive regular clinical supervision from an experienced clinical psychologist.

In addition, there is opportunity to receive peer support from other older people's clinical psychologists working across the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust footprint.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology
• (D. Clin Psych) including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychological assessments, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan development psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Completion of training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologist.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and / or other fields of applied psychology.
• Further training / qualification in a specialist therapy, model of consultation or leadership skills.

Experience

Essential

• Completion of at least two years post-doctoral / post qualification supervised clinical experience as a specialist clinical psychologist in a relevant field of practice
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for service users presenting with complexity in a variety of settings including primary and secondary care, community, outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Strong interest and experience of working with older people service users with severe / complex needs.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of service user o Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. o o Application Form o Interview AFC 14/2/24 JME-041-24 Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist Band 8a groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full 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.
• MDT working (including across community and acute care pathways).
• Experience of teaching, training, consultation and supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.

Knowledge

Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
• Knowledge of the practice implications of the National policy and guidance with secondary care service users.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the secondary care service users and mental health.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.).
• High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Formal training in the supervision of other psychologists.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
• Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex and multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Desirable

• Experience of working with a multicultural framework.
• Strong interest and experience of working with Secondary Care service users.
• Strong interest in developing ways of increasing psychologically based interventions in acute care settings.

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

The Meadows

Owens Farm Drive

Stockport

SK2 5EQ

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311-S541-24