Senior Clinical Psychologist – Older Adults & Memory Care

National health service; Worthing; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

National Health Service in Bedfordshire & Luton is seeking a HCPC-registered Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to deliver high-quality psychological care to Older People’s services, including MAS and community teams. You will perform neuropsychological assessments, develop formulations, and provide specialist interventions across inpatient, residential and community settings.

You will supervise junior staff, contribute to service development and collaborate with multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology and HCPC registration.
• Desirable post-qualification training in Neuropsychology.
• Experience with older adults with complex mental health needs.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, formulation and psychological interventions for older adults.
• Offer supervision to junior staff and trainees.
• Contribute to service development, audits and research.
• Liaise with other Older People’s teams to maintain high professional standards.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Risk assessment & management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Supervision

Education

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

HCPC Registration

Neuropsychology post-qualification training

Supervision training for doctoral trainees

Tools

Neuropsychological assessment tools

Assessment instruments

Job description

National Health Service in Bedfordshire & Luton is seeking a HCPC-registered Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to deliver high-quality psychological care to Older People’s services, including MAS and community teams. You will perform neuropsychological assessments, develop formulations, and provide specialist interventions across inpatient, residential and community settings.

You will supervise junior staff, contribute to service development and collaborate with multidisciplinary