Job summary
If you are passionate about supporting the mental health of older people and are interested in working with people of all ages with dementia, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) to join the Older Persons' Community Service based in Great Yarmouth. If you feel enthusiastic about service user and carer involvement in service development and enjoy delivering psychologically informed individual and group interventions, we would like to hear from you.
Would you like to live in Norfolk? A county of outstanding natural beauty with its beautiful countryside, and unbeatable beaches. Attracting millions of visitors each year, this could be your chance to move here permanently and make a difference to families in our community.
Main duties of the job
As a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist, you will work closely with the existing clinical psychologists and the wider multidisciplinary teams. Your duties could include:
The provision of psychological assessment, formulation, individual and group interventions, for older people and people of all ages with a dementia.
Working closely with qualified Clinical Psychologists to setting up the clinical pathways
Undertaking appropriate clinical work under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologists.
Ad-hoc assessments alongside the clinical psychologists observing older people at home and in care settings, structured information gathering from older people/relatives/carers/care staff including life histories using service proformas.
Active participation in multidisciplinary case discussion and formulation meetings.
Involvement in development of policies and project work
Data gathering for audit and research purposes link.
Training, and consultation.
This an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow and develop to deliver a high-quality mental health service for older people in the Great Yarmouth area. Your experience, compassion and enthusiasm could be just what we need.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will join our professional and friendly multidisciplinary team. We are proud to say that our teams high standards of care attract positive feedback from our service users and carers on a weekly basis and Community Older People Teams in our Trust are consistently rated as Good by CQC. Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day, using your skills, experience, and compassion with older people and people of all ages with dementia? Then join us.
NSFT is passionate about promoting good mental health and is dedicated to the continuing professional development of its staff. Our service consists of a Community Mental Health team (CMHT) and a Memory Assessment and Treatment Service (MATS) which cover the Great Yarmouth area. We also have strong links with our sister Team in Waveney which also consists of a CMHT and MATS service. It is expected that the post holder will be based at Northgate Hospital in Great Yarmouth, although there are likely to be opportunities to work with other Teams within Older people Services.
The team consists of qualified and trainee nurses, psychologist, psychiatrist, administration and assistant practitioner/support workers. The team work collaboratively to support recovery including living well with dementia.
The post holder will need to be confident in completing assessments, running groups and delivering mental health interventions in person. They will also be required to support and work collaboratively with our colleagues within the CMHT and MATs service along with and the other organisations and allied teams in our care group.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many mor
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will join our professional and friendly multidisciplinary team. We are proud to say that our teams high standards of care attract positive feedback from our service users and carers on a weekly basis and Community Older People Teams in our Trust are consistently rated as Good by CQC. Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day, using your skills, experience, and compassion with older people and people of all ages with dementia? Then join us.
NSFT is passionate about promoting good mental health and is dedicated to the continuing professional development of its staff. Our service consists of a Community Mental Health team (CMHT) and a Memory Assessment and Treatment Service (MATS) which cover the Great Yarmouth area. We also have strong links with our sister Team in Waveney which also consists of a CMHT and MATS service. It is expected that the post holder will be based at Northgate Hospital in Great Yarmouth, although there are likely to be opportunities to work with other Teams within Older people Services.
The team consists of qualified and trainee nurses, psychologist, psychiatrist, administration and assistant practitioner/support workers. The team work collaboratively to support recovery including living well with dementia.
The post holder will need to be confident in completing assessments, running groups and delivering mental health interventions in person. They will also be required to support and work collaboratively with our colleagues within the CMHT and MATs service along with and the other organisations and allied teams in our care group.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many mor
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology qualification
- Eligibility for registration on the BPS Wider Psychological Workforce register as an Associate Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Relevant supervised experience of delivering psychological assessments and interventions in [setting/service user group relevant to their specific scope of practice]
- Experience of working in a setting with Service Users presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build rapport, communicate empathically and sensitively in a manner appropriate to the context and recipient.
- Skills in managing time and workload in the context of multiple competing demands.
- Skills in conceptualising, analysing and communicating complex information.
Personal Qulaities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Awareness of their own competence and expertise and work within those boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology qualification
- Eligibility for registration on the BPS Wider Psychological Workforce register as an Associate Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Relevant supervised experience of delivering psychological assessments and interventions in [setting/service user group relevant to their specific scope of practice]
- Experience of working in a setting with Service Users presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build rapport, communicate empathically and sensitively in a manner appropriate to the context and recipient.
- Skills in managing time and workload in the context of multiple competing demands.
- Skills in conceptualising, analysing and communicating complex information.
Personal Qulaities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Awareness of their own competence and expertise and work within those boundaries.
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.
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.
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).
