Job summary Psychologists are integral and valued key members of the Mental Health Care of Older People's multidisciplinary teams (MHCOP) in each borough across East London. Within and across the service, in line with National Guidance, the post holder will be responsible and accountable for the provision of high quality, person-centred and culturally sensitive psychological services to older adults presenting to the service, their families and carers. Our goal is to alleviate psychological distress and promote psychological well-being, working alongside our multi-disciplinary team colleagues in the community and liaison into the centralised wards, where required through consultation, teaching and training. Newly qualified psychologists could be appointed at band 7 under a preceptorship to work towards requirements for band 8a, subject to satisfactory completion of preceptorship process. Main duties of the job The post holder will be an active member of City and Hackney's Mental Health Care of Older Adult's service including the centralised MHCOP inpatient wards and wider East London MHCOP Psychology and Arts therapies professional group. They will work closely with psychologists and other professionals in the team maintaining a standardised approach to the assessment and care of Service Users with complex needs across community and inpatient settings. As part of this, they will contribute to the provision of a specialist psychological perspective for the work of the team, providing highly specialist psychological advice and consultation to other members of the team as well as consultation into the borough's residential and nursing homes. They will be responsible and accountable for the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service for people with severe, complex and enduring mental health and dementia related difficulties and their families, presenting to the service and across community and inpatient settings. They will develop working partnerships with other members of psychology services locally and across East London boroughs, relevant statutory and voluntary agencies, locality services and providers/commissioners as appropriate About us Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Date posted 31 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 363-CH6894358 Job locations CH MHCOP 30 Felstead Street London E95LG Job description Job responsibilities Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile. Job description Job responsibilities Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile. Person Specification Qualifications Essential - Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS - Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) - Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees - Relevant specialist training or qualifications - Neuropsychology- assessment and rehab - Neurodegenerative disorders - At least two psychological therapeutic modalities- CBT, CAT, Systemic, CFT, NET, ACT, Psychodynamic, EMDR, DBT (2) - Functional analysis and behavioural assessments (behaviours that challenge) - Significant expertise working with complex and early trauma presentations in later life - Trauma informed care Experience Essential - Significant experience of work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in NHS settings - Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting with older adults who experience severe mental health problems and dementia including neuropsychology assessment and therapy with this client group - Experience of developing and delivering highly specialist psychological interventions and teaching - Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters - Experience of working with couples, families and groups including attending to the psychological needs of carers of the service - Use of psychological models for consultation with staff teams, notably relating to behaviours that challenge and trauma informed care ( - Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team - Able to contribute a psychological perspective in work with other professionals Knowledge Essential - Able to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings - Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance - Sensitive and respectful approach to the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, their families and carers - Able to build good working relationships with other professionals - Analytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations - Able to provide brief and longer term therapeutic interventions Person Specification Qualifications Essential - Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS - Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) - Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees - Relevant specialist training or qualifications - Neuropsychology- assessment and rehab - Neurodegenerative disorders - At least two psychological therapeutic modalities- CBT, CAT, Systemic, CFT, NET, ACT, Psychodynamic, EMDR, DBT (2) - Functional analysis and behavioural assessments (behaviours that challenge) - Significant expertise working with complex and early trauma presentations in later life - Trauma informed care Experience Essential - Significant experience of work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in NHS settings - Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting with older adults who experience severe mental health problems and dementia including neuropsychology assessment and therapy with this client group - Experience of developing and delivering highly specialist psychological interventions and teaching - Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters - Experience of working with couples, families and groups including attending to the psychological needs of carers of the service - Use of psychological models for consultation with staff teams, notably relating to behaviours that challenge and trauma informed care ( - Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team - Able to contribute a psychological perspective in work with other professionals Knowledge Essential - Able to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings - Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance - Sensitive and respectful approach to the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, their families and carers - Able to build good working relationships with other professionals - Analytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations - Able to provide brief and longer term therapeutic interventions Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust Address CH MHCOP 30 Felstead Street London E95LG Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)