At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide therapeutic support to older adults with mental health difficulties and dementia.
- Company: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, rated 'Good' by CQC.
- Benefits: Join a caring team with opportunities for professional development and impactful work.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for multidisciplinary teamwork and service evaluation.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of older people while enhancing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in neuropsychological assessment and a passion for mental health care.
The predicted salary is between 46134 - 56386 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Peoples' Psychological Service, alongside Dartford, Gravesend & Swanley (DGS) Community Mental Health team in the North Kent Directorate.
This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group.
An understanding of the needs of people with mental health difficulties as well as of those living with dementia, and the ability to work with people who have cognitive difficulties, is essential.
- 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.
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).
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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