Senior Assistant Psychologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Assistant Psychologists to join the Northampton Memory Assessment Services (MAS) within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).  The  post will provide the successful candidate with a balance of experience within assessment of dementia and post diagnostic support for people with dementia.  Our services have regularly been successful in aiding our Assistant Psychologists to gain a place on the Clinical Doctorate.

We request that applicants write a short piece (no more than 500 words) entitled:

"What are the psychological needs of people going through the process of dementia assessment?” and include this with their supporting information.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team to:

• Offer enhanced neuropsychological assessment for more complex presentations within the MAS
• Co-facilitate supportive and psycho-educational groups and workshops to help people who have received a dementia diagnosis, and their carers
• Collaborate in using outcome information to inform and develop good practice
• Help develop systems and audit projects to allow any data collected to inform Trust management, commissioners, users and other relevant stakeholders of the needs of this population

We would like to recruit staff who are committed and dedicated to working with Older People.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.