Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North Shields is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide specialized psychological services to older adults in North Tyneside. Responsibilities include offering neuropsychological advice, delivering specialized assessments, and advising on service development across the Trust's geographical area. The role requires expertise in clinical neuropsychology and a commitment to high-quality care. The position is crucial for informing decision making related to psychological services for older adults. The application period may close early upon receipt of sufficient applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical psychology service to older adults.
• Advise on the development of clinical psychology services.
• Offer neuropsychological advice to patients with acquired brain injury.
• Inform decision making about services for acquired brain injury.
• Deliver neuropsychological assessments as requested.
• Provide expert advice on psychological care of older adults.

Job description

Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare

A vacancy in the Clinical Psychology Service for Older Adults at North Tyneside. The post holder works across the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide systematic, high quality, highly specialised clinical psychology service to older adults living in North Tyneside.
• Advise the Trust on the development of such services.
• Offer expert, highly specialised neuropsychological advice to patients with acquired brain injury across the adult age range, including older adults, and to families and other health and social services professionals involved in their care.
• Inform Trust-wide decision making about services for people with acquired brain injury, informed by neuropsychological expertise.
• Deliver highly specialised neuropsychological assessments on special request to any other area served by the Trust, following discussion with a referring consultant or other senior officer.
• Provide expert advice regarding the psychological care of older adults and clinical neuropsychology to Trust-wide services (e.g. Stroke Northumbria) and to relevant officers and committees with a Trust-wide remit.

Location

North Tyneside, with service provision across the Trust’s geographical area including Wansbeck, Hexham and smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed.

Application

We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. This advert closes on Sunday 15 Feb 2026.