Clinical Psychologist Kirklees Older People's CMHT

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Older Peoples Psychology team in West Yorkshire! There are options regarding WTE in addition to flexible and agile working available.

An exciting mix of autonomous working whilst also been supported by our established Clinical Psychologists. We will support you with CPD opportunities and potential to develop the post in line with your own interests.

We also have close links with the Leeds Doctoral Training course and research opportunities are encouraged.

You will join a rich and established multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Psychiatry and Occupational Therapy.

The service places an emphasis on self-care and on supporting one another. This means that there are clear jobs plans and people are encouraged to maintain a good work/life balance.

The post can be 8a or a band 7/8a preceptorship opportunity, with progression based on completion of the relevant competency framework (which does not include length of time in post)., We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic about working with older adults. There is a lot of variety within this role for example supporting people with a range of clinical presentations. You will be providing assessment, formulation, and intervention through individual therapy and through consultation work with non-psychology colleagues.

We are also motivated to be adopting a trauma-informed approach in our service. You will be supported in completing neuropsychology assessments for clients presenting with both mental health difficulties and queries around cognitive functioning.

The position requires active involvement within the CMHT who are very supportive of psychology, for example, attending MDTs, facilitating group and individual supervision, and delivering staff training.

Working alongside colleagues you will promote clinical effectiveness, contributing to audits and reviews of service provision to maximise the well being of older adults in Kirklees.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.