Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist to join NLFT's Older Adult Psychology Team.
This is a part-time Band 7 post working on our Older Adult Inpatient Wards and in Islington Services for Ageing and Mental Health (SAMH) Community Mental Health Team.
The post holder will work part-time in NLFT's Older Adult Psychology service, dividing their time between the in-patient wards and our Community Mental Health Team in Islington.
On the inpatient wards, they will provide psychological assessment and treatment to patients with dementia and other mental health conditions.
In Islington SAMH CMHT, the postholder will work alongside other psychologists and provide a psychology service for clients under this team.
The role is likely to include opportunities for delivering training and contributing to the supervision of assistant psychologists and trainees working in the service as appropriate.
Responsibilities:
- Provide psychological assessment and treatment to patients with dementia and other mental health conditions
- Offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to referrers, non-psychologist team colleagues, and other professional and non-professional carers
- Work alongside other psychologists and provide a psychology service for clients under the team
- Deliver training and contribute to the supervision of assistant psychologists and trainees
Benefits:
- NHS Discounts
- Generous annual leave
- NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
- Flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives
Requirements:
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of working with older people with mental or physical health needs