In-patient Clinical Psychologist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Northampton is seeking an In-patient Clinical Psychologist to join their Dementia & Older People's Psychology Service. The role involves offering assessments and interventions for older patients facing emotional difficulties. Candidates should have a Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology with relevant therapeutic training and experience in older people's services. Opportunities include management pathways and collaborative work in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Preceptorship program for newly qualified staff

Supervision from experienced professionals

Opportunities for training

Qualifications

• Eligible for HCPC registration or similar psychological therapy qualification.
• Demonstrates interest in working with older people.
• Experience working within older people's services.

Responsibilities

• Assess and formulate interventions for older patients.
• Support development of Structured Clinical Management pathway.
• Provide training sessions for staff teams.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Therapeutic approaches

Team collaboration

Education

Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology

Post qualification training in a specific therapeutic approach

Post qualification training in supervision

Job description

Main area In-patient Clinical Psychologist - Dementia & Older People's Psychology Service Grade Band 8a (or Band 7 preceptorship) Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 270-TG459-MH-A

Site Riverside & Brookview wards Town Duston Salary £47,810 - £62,682 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/2026 09:00

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Clinical Psychologist (or equivalent) or a more recently qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking a preceptorship role to join the south in-patient service for older people within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT). This service offers psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people over the age of 65 years with dementia, as well as those experiencing distress from emotional disorders or psychosis who require admission.

Main duties of the job

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

• Offer assessment, formulation and intervention for a wide range of presentations using both individual and group approaches
• Support the development of the Structured Clinical Management (SCM) pathway for older people living with personality disorder
• Offer Case Formulation, reflective practice and training sessions for staff teams to extend psychological ways of working
• Offer enhanced neuropsychological assessment for more complex presentations
• Collaborate in using outcome information to inform and develop good practice

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Joining this service can offer:

• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff wishing to progress to a Senior role
• Supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist, with additional supervision available from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist & Highly Specialist Systemic & Family Psychotherapist
• Support to develop skills in supervision and teaching through joint supervision and lecturing for Clinical Psychology Trainees at both the University of Leicester and University of Oxford
• Opportunities for training in therapeutic models used within the service
• Opportunities for innovative joint work with 3 rd sector organisations
• Links and participation in the BPS Faculty of Psychology for Older People (FPOP)
• The opportunity to work within a well integrated Psychology Service that meets monthly for CPD, case audits and organisational support

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology & Eligible for HCPC registration or similar psychological therapy/psychology training qualification
• Post qualification training in a specific, relevant therapeutic approach.
• Post qualification training in supervising others

Interest

• Demonstrates interest/enthusiasm for working with older people
• Interest in working with teams and organisations

Experience

• Experience working within older people's services
• Experience of neuropsychological assessment
• Experience of work with service users with complex emotional needs

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.