Clinical Psychologist

The Memory Service in Calderdale is looking for a Clinical Psychologist with an interest in neuropsychology and experience of dementia assessment to join our friendly team to provide neuropsychological assessment and professional consultation and support the delivery of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy groups. Other duties include service development, research & evaluation, teaching/training and clinical supervision., Core features of the role will include:

Working alongside the Principal Clinical Psychologist and multi-disciplinary team to provide a high-quality neuropsychological assessment service, in order to inform the diagnostic process.

Providing high-quality professional consultation and liaison services, both internally and externally.

Administration, scoring, interpretation, report writing and feeding back of neuropsychological assessments, screening tools and outcome measures.

Working with people over the age of 18 with a range of complex presentations, including physical and mental health co-morbidities.

Contributing to service development and evaluation projects, teaching and training to non-psychology colleagues.

Previous experience of neuropsychological assessment for dementia diagnosis is essential.

Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary team would be an advantage.

The post is 0.6WTE at band 8a and there is potential if interested to take on an additional 0.2WTE at band 8a in the neighbouring Kirklees Memory Service.

The post is well supported by our Trustwide network of older adults psychologists including local colleagues in the older peoples CMHT, crisis team and inpatient service, and the Trusts neuropsychology lead.

Neuropsychology training will be supported (knowledge and/or practice component) dependent on acquisition of future NHSE funding.

Based at the Laura Mitchell Health Centre in Halifax.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients., We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.