Clinical Psychologist
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
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Job overview
Clinical Psychologist – Band 8a (1.0 WTE). (We will consider applications from candidates who would prefer to work reduced hours and those who are newly qualified and would like to come in on a preceptorship, Band 7-8a)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist to work within our Community Dementia and Older Adult Mental Health Team. The service offers assessment for people with a suspected diagnosis of dementia and bio-psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and their families.The newly formed Older Adult Mental Health team offers specialist assessment and interventions for older people with complex mental health difficulties. The service is delivered by a strong and supportive multi-disciplinary team comprising of professionals from a range of backgrounds including Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners.
It’s a great place to learn and develop, either as a senior Clinical Psychologist or a newly qualified looking to develop. The role is diverse, stimulating, and thought-provoking.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out psychological assessments (including neuro-psychological assessments), deliver specialist psychological interventions and provide supervision to junior members of Psychology Staff including Assistant Psychologists, Mental Health & Well-being Practitioners and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.The post holder will often be required to work alongside colleagues from other agencies including Care Homes, Primary Care, Social Care, Physical Health, Voluntary Sector partners and the wider secondary mental health services. The post holder will have access to supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist and line management from a senior nursing colleague.
They will be offered training and CPD opportunities within the mental health trust.
Working for our organisation
The post holder will be employed by the mental health directorate of CWPT. There will be support, supervision and opportunities to integrate into the wider mental health service. You will be joining a thriving community of clinical and counselling psychologists, psychological therapists and psychotherapists as well as friendly and supportive colleagues from the wider MDT.
CWPT is a flexible employer that supports staff to develop their roles alongside other personal commitments, with opportunities for agile working and a flexible working policy. Whilst the role is advertised as full time, different configurations such as a job share will be considered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to older people and people with dementia and their families, across the memory assessment, community dementia and older adult mental health pathways.
Your role will include provision of specialist psychological assessments (including neuropsychological assessments) of people with complex presentations
You will be required to offer psychological interventions, adapted to meet the needs of our client group.
You will provide psychological interventions to support with the care of people that demonstrate behaviours that indicate distress.
You will offer psychological formulations within a team setting.
You will offer supervision to junior members of our Psychology Team, including Assistant Psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Mental Health Well-being Practitioners
You will offer training to MDT colleagues and support with service evaluations and audits.
The post holder will have access to supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist. They will be offered training and CPD opportunities within the mental health trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Psychology registered by the HCPC, specifically including models of psychopathology and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Expertise and/or training in Clinical Supervision as may supervise assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to the client group.
- Well developed communication skills, suitable to the specialty.
- Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of policies, procedures and legal frame works
- Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the job
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience in working with people with cognitive difficulties including dementia and neuropsychological experience,
- Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances.
- Experience of tailoring psychological services to individual needs.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for work.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
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