Senior Applied Psychologist

Job summary
To work within a newly formed Hospital at Home Team for patients aged 65 plus to prevent admission into hospital. To be an integral part of the MDT providing direct psychological assessment, formulation and brief intervention with patients. To provide the HAHT with reflective practice, support with risk assessment and training and development opportunities in psychological ways of working with the patient group and carers.

Newly qualified applicants will be considered for 7/8a preceptorship arrangements.

Main duties of the job
Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of patients with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.

Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and provide specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

Formulate plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of patients' mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with patients and/or their carers.

About us
We are a thriving and forward-thinking Older Adult psychology team here at BCHFT with a wide array of special interests and a commitment to growth through CPD.

A closely linked team of psychologists that work across all services within the Division including Community, In-Patient and Memory Assessment services across the 4 Black Country areas of Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley.

A core part of multi-disciplinary teams working closely with colleagues to improve access to psychological interventions across a variety of servicesInvolved in a number of exciting transformational projects including the launch of the Hospital at Home Team (HAHT)A creative and innovative team that provide supervision, training, reflective practice to multidisciplinary teams in addition to individual and group work with clientsA friendly, talented and diverse team of psychologists who are committed to the values of personcentred multi-disciplinary and compassionate care Each committed to improving the quality of care via our involvement in Quality ImprovementProjects . We are an aspiring team who want to ensure that Older Adult Psychology provision reaches the highest possible standards of excellence in patient care

Job responsibilities
Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to older people under the care of the Hospital at Home Team (HaHT) with highly complex mental health or dementia which may include challenging behaviours. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients, their carers and families. To promote at all times a positive image of older people with mental health difficultiesor dementia. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust. In line with the banding of the post and its service context to: Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development Provide leadership in service audit and development provide leadership in service evaluation and research Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Person Specification
Essential

• HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
• Experience of working with Older Adults
• Doctorate level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.