Principal Applied Psychologist - Older Adults

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation in England seeks a Principal Applied Psychologist to join their older people's inpatient ward. The role involves providing psychological assessments, delivering treatment plans, and supervising junior staff. Candidates should have a doctorate in clinical psychology and experience in mental health inpatient settings. This position is an opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care and contribute to service improvements.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Inclusive workplace culture

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological interventions
• Skilled in clinical supervision and mentorship
• Knowledge of working with older adults in mental health settings

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment for complex mental health conditions.
• Deliver individual and group treatment plans.
• Supervise and train junior psychologists.

Skills

Ability to conduct psychological assessments

Experience in inpatient mental health

Supervisory skills

Compassion and empathy

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.


8B Principal Applied Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic)

22.5 hours

We are looking to recruit a practitioner psychologist to work within, and support, the older people's inpatient (mixed mental health and organic) ward.

The wider older people’s psychology team has experienced significant investment, and this is an exciting time to join RDASH. We are looking for an experienced, resilient and reflective applied psychologist who can work with enthusiasm and versatility. We are especially looking for someone who has experience of working within an inpatient service and is keen to support the already successful integration of psychology within the older people’s pathway.

Part of your varied role will be to assess and formulate, to offer training, to deliver interventions and support others to deliver intervention plans, and to promote and support the continued development of Clinical Psychology. This role involves working alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and, where appropriate, to share supervision responsibilities for the wider older adult’s psychology team.

Main duties of the job

· To provide psychological assessment of highly complex mental health and/or organic conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources.

· Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist formulations, care (individual and group) or treatment plans, to inpatient clients with complex psychological/mental health conditions/complex trauma, and/or a diagnosis of cognitive impairment.

· To provide clinical supervision to junior psychologists and offer training, learning opportunities, formulation sharing, consultancy and reflective practice to non-psychological colleagues across the MDT ward team.

· To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

· (Where appropriate) to undertake formal research / service evaluations and to act as field supervisor for doctorate clinical psychology trainees.

· To be pro-active in continual service improvement, focusing on older adult needs and acute pathways.

· To promote, at all times, a positive image of people with mental health difficulties, the psychology service and wider Trust.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf



Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Aug 2025