At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a multidisciplinary team to enhance psychological services for older people with complex mental health needs.
- Company: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, committed to diversity and community wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive environment, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for travel and collaboration across various teams.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of older adults while growing your career in mental health.
- Qualifications: BPS accredited psychology degree and experience in mental health settings required.
The predicted salary is between 46134 - 56386 £ per year.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA.
We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Job description
- You will work as part of the Older People's Psychological Services, alongside Community Mental Health Team based in DGS, focussing your time in Memory services & enhancing the provision of psychological approaches for Older People
- The role involves multidisciplinary teamwork with other community & inpatient colleagues to provide a comprehensive service to older people with a wide range of complex mental health difficulties and dementia.
- Experience of neuropsychological assessment for dementia is a key requirement for this post.
You will be contributing to key priorities in Older People's psychological services and holding responsibility for line management & clinical supervision of qualified & junior psychology & multidisciplinary (MDT) staff.
- The role will also involve providing consultation to carers, families & teams, participating in multidisciplinary staff development and contributing to group work.
Undertaking service evaluations & audits across the North Kent Directorate to enhance service provision of psychological interventions to older people is also a key part of the role.
- You will be expected to travel to other work bases, as required by the responsibilities of the post., Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).,
- Good honours degree in psychology - BPS accredited AND Post graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS and HCPC registered practitioner psychologist., Experience of working in range of mental health settings with a range of levels of disability and full range of age groups.
- Experience of working with people with dementia or cognitive impairments.
- Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments, Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.
- Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives.
- Ability to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines.
- Adequate keyboard skills and sound understanding of I. T. packages.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
- Good honours degree in psychology - BPS accredited AND Post graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS and HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
Experience Essential
- Experience of working in range of mental health settings with a range of levels of disability and full range of age groups.
- Experience of working with people with dementia or cognitive impairments.
- Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments, Ability to comprehend and communicate verbally and in writing highly complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.
- Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives.
- Ability to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines.
- Adequate keyboard skills and sound understanding of I. T. packages.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.
We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs.
We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well.
It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone.
Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
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Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional development. As a Compassionate Mental Health Support Worker in Dartford, you will benefit from competitive compensation, including a High-Cost Area allowance, and have the opportunity to grow within a dedicated Multi-Disciplinary Team focused on making a meaningful impact in patients' lives.
