Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our team. We are an Older Adult Acute Inpatient Service within Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and based in Doncaster.
The post is offered is a Band 7 preceptorship opportunity or at an 8A dependant on experience.
The service provides a high-quality person-centred service for people with acute mental health difficulties. The service offers a full multidisciplinary approach and this post will be integral to the team.
This post will offer a varied experience that will provide robust continuing professional development through clinical supervision, reflective practice and training opportunities.
Suitable candidates should be HCPC registered and have a determination to improve the lives of older adults with acute mental health difficulties. Prior experience in working with severe mental health problems is essential and experience of working with older adults is desirable. Good interpersonal skills and ability to relate well with this clinical group is also essential.
The successful applicant will be managed by and offered clinical supervision from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the service and also the Psychological Professions Lead for Acute Services.
Main duties of the job
The older adult acute inpatient environment often deals with acute crisis and distress. The psychologist will demonstrate passion for working with people with acute mental health difficulties and will be an effective communicator and be able to work effectively as part of wider multidisciplinary team.
The successful applicant will be required to work into the ward team providing a range of assessment and intervention work through established and well governed clinical pathways. A key part of the role will be supporting and embedding formulation within the service and support colleagues to understand and use formulation to effectively plan clinical interventions.
There will be an expectation that the post holder will complete psychological assessments, formulations and intervention across a range of clinical presentations, they will also be expected to work at a systemic level as well as an individual level and have a willingness to support the learning of others in the team through teaching an training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients who experience severe mental health problems
- Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health provision.
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric tests competently
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
- Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
- Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
- Use approved breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.
Desirable
- Project Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Audit and research methodology
- Knowledge of the Trust’s Quality Improvement System
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the designated clinical specialism
- Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Research and development
- Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Project Management
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Demonstrate further specialist training/experience working as a specialist clinical psychologist
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team
- Teaching, training, clinical supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the BPS. Or working towards this.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (upon qualification)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Registration with BPS
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
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This advert is for Clinical Psychologist- Older Age Inpatients with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.
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