Senior Clinical Psychologist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Swinton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization in Swinton is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. This role involves providing specialist psychological assessments and interventions for older individuals and their families, supporting dementia care, and contributing to audit and development. Ideal candidates will be eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist registration and have experience with older adults. This position offers a band 7 preceptorship with the potential to progress to band 8a.

Qualifications

• Eligible for registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society.
• Experience with older adults is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for older people.
• Support team interventions for individuals living with dementia.
• Develop psychological and trauma-informed ways of understanding distress.

Skills

Working with older people

Psychological assessments

Evidence-based therapies

Complex assessment

Education

Chartered Clinical Psychologist eligibility

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist with an interest in working with older people to join the Salford Older Adult Community Mental Health Team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide specialist psychological assessments, formulation and interventions to older people and their families. The successful candidate will also support team interventions for individuals living with dementia, offer consultation work and training, and contribute to developments and audit.

The service has strong links with local Clinical Psychology Training Programs, the wider Trust OA psychology service, and Northwest FPOP. The Psychology resource currently consists of a Senior Clinical Psychologist and an assistant psychologist.

Role Details

• Communities work and home visiting: applicants must be able to demonstrate a strategy to undertake visits safely and efficiently.
• Preceptorship: candidates may be offered a band 7 preceptorship until the necessary experience and competencies are met, upon which the post would move to an 8a.

Responsibilities

• Direct clinical work with older people with a range of organic and functional difficulties, including delivering evidence‑based therapies, carrying out complex assessment and developing shared formulations.
• Work with the team to develop psychological and trauma‑informed ways of understanding distress.
• Support and develop research, audit and quality improvement.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Eligible for registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and registered with the HCPC.
• Experience with older adults is highly desirable.