Job summary
- Main area
- Older Adult Memory Service
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: Part-time
- Hours
- 22.5 hours per week (Part-time)
- Job ref
- 342-NS051-0725
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Windmill House
- Town
- Clevedon
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Clinical Psychologist - North Somerset Memory Services
Band 8a
Job overview
Come and join our Later Life Therapies Service, working in the Memory Service Team. You will work closely with the Later Life Psychology Lead and other psychologists in the team and supervise the Band 7 Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist in the Memory Service. You will be joining a supportive team, at an exciting time of change and transformation within our services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be highly-motivated to provide a high quality, evidence-based neuropsychology service and will have experience of working with older adult individuals with complex cognitive difficulties.
The memory service has dedicated multidisciplinary clinicians, with opportunities for consultation and training, in the form of specialist neuropsychological supervision and consultation. The provision of neuropsychological assessment and team formulation will be a key part of this role.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
North Somerset Later Life Therapies Service (PTS) is a small, dedicated and friendly team including a Psychology Lead for Later Life, Clinical Psychologists, Music Therapist, an Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists. All share a passion for providing high quality, compassionate care.
We have established links with local training providers in Clinical and Counselling Psychology. All PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development, including a bi-monthly CPD Club. We regularly host placements for Clinical and Counselling Psychology trainees and trainees in music therapy.
The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and highly motivated to provide a good quality, evidence based neuropsychology assessment, supervision and consultation service within a changing and challenging environment. They will have experience of working with individuals with complex cognitive difficulties and risk issues within secondary care, and a particular interest in working with Later Life service users and neuropsychology. They will enjoy working as part of a team and thrive on working under pressure.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification, or equivalent.
- HCPC Registered.
- Post qualification and further specialist training in clinical neuropsychology
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training in supervision
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of training others in topics of neuropsychology
- Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues
- Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals
- Neuropsychological assessment skills and knowledge
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.
- Clinical supervision of Clinical or Counselling psychology trainees.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
- Good communication and liaison skills.
- Well organised with good administration skills.
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/ prioritise workload.
- Ability to work independently.
- Self-awareness and emotional resilience.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Norah O'Shea
- Job title
- Lead for Later Life Psychology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01275 335300
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Bath NHS House
Newbridge Hill
Bath
Avon
BA1 3QE
- Telephone
- 01225 258660
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