Job summary
We are delighted to be offering a part-time Band 8 Consultant Clinical Psychologist post within our Older Adult Inpatients Service at Hadrian Clinic, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne. We are looking for Clinical Psychologist with significant expertise in working with older adults either in the community or in inpatient services.
The role will be part of the multi-disciplinary team, with colleagues from Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatry and Speech and Language Therapy. This post will focus on supporting specialist psychological assessment and formulation (including neuropsychological assessment and using the Newcastle Model), and interventions with service users, alongside interventions with families. The post will provide scaffolding to the inpatient teams alongside management and supervision to psychological services colleagues in the older adult and adult inpatient service. The post will also support service evaluation and innovation.
Main duties of the job
The post will work into our two older adult wards.Castleside is our ward for people with organic problems including dementia; a 10 bedded ward providing assessment and treatment by a multi-disciplinary health and social care team. The ward supports service users and their families with a range of different treatments and therapies. Akenside is a 10 bedded ward for older people with mental health problems arising from functional disorders such as depression, anxiety or psychosis. Care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team using a biopsychosocial model of understanding.
The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary context undertaking specialised psychological assessments, treatments, and other types of clinical intervention appropriate to this level of training with individual clients/ groups of clients, and families. They will provide specialist supervision to MDT and psychological services staff.
The successful applicant will manage a caseload and be responsible for providing effective evidence-based care in line with national and local guidelines. They will support the service in the development and delivery of training and service development initiatives.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
The post holder will be part of a supportive psychology team which provides Acute, Rehabilitation, and Older Adult inpatient services for Newcastle and Gateshead. The team is part of a valued trust wide psychological service which has a range of regular meetings and support activities to ensure professional governance and to promote evidence based and innovative psychologically informed care.
Working in inpatient services offers excellent opportunities to develop a range of skills. These include skills in both direct clinical work, as well as clinical leadership, service development, staff support, and training. We welcome contact from interested candidates to further discuss the role and to visit our service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post involves providing specialist psychological assessment and formulation including neuropsychological assessment and using the Newcastle Model with service users and teams. The post holder will lead on the development of collaborative psychological formulations and deliver specialist psychological interventions with service users and families, working as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will provide specialist support to the multidisciplinary team working with service users through supervision, scaffolding and team formulation. The post holder will lead on complex risk assessment and care planning, provision of reflective practice sessions and delivery of specialist training for multidisciplinary colleagues on a range of psychological models and interventions.
The post holder will lead on the development and undertaking of service evaluation and innovation, enhancing the quality of care. We are looking for applicants who are highly skilled in working as part of a team, and independently, with an expert level of research and report writing skills. The post holder will be supported to continue to develop their skills in the required areas of work and provided with appropriate supervision.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 13th June2025
Closing date : 19th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post involves providing specialist psychological assessment and formulation including neuropsychological assessment and using the Newcastle Model with service users and teams. The post holder will lead on the development of collaborative psychological formulations and deliver specialist psychological interventions with service users and families, working as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will provide specialist support to the multidisciplinary team working with service users through supervision, scaffolding and team formulation. The post holder will lead on complex risk assessment and care planning, provision of reflective practice sessions and delivery of specialist training for multidisciplinary colleagues on a range of psychological models and interventions.
The post holder will lead on the development and undertaking of service evaluation and innovation, enhancing the quality of care. We are looking for applicants who are highly skilled in working as part of a team, and independently, with an expert level of research and report writing skills. The post holder will be supported to continue to develop their skills in the required areas of work and provided with appropriate supervision.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 13th June2025
Closing date : 19th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and British Psychological Society.
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
- Qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. Non-medical approved clinician
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings
- Substantial further specialist training and experience, equivalent to at least 6 years' experience, including being able to demonstrate further specialist training
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups.
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of leading R&D programmes.
- Experience of professional management.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Specialist skills in evidence based psychological interventions and in adapting interventions to individual complex needs and complex systems.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Specialist teaching & training skills.
- Specialist skills in providing clinical supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Skills in strategic/organisational work and service development / redesign.
Role Specific
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure of highly emotive behaviour.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to articulate and interpret clearly the role of psychological services and the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy.
Person Specification
Education and Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and British Psychological Society.
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
- Qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. Non-medical approved clinician
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings
- Substantial further specialist training and experience, equivalent to at least 6 years' experience, including being able to demonstrate further specialist training
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups.
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of leading R&D programmes.
- Experience of professional management.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Specialist skills in evidence based psychological interventions and in adapting interventions to individual complex needs and complex systems.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Specialist teaching & training skills.
- Specialist skills in providing clinical supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Skills in strategic/organisational work and service development / redesign.
Role Specific
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure of highly emotive behaviour.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to articulate and interpret clearly the role of psychological services and the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy.
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).
