Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Provide professional, operational and clinical leadership and management to the psychological workforce across older adult services, with strategic and managerial oversight and responsibility for effective, robust and culturally competent psychological provision.

Monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of trauma informed, applied psychology and psychological therapies and interventions.

Provide expert clinical input, leadership and consultancy within and across specialist older adults services and teams.

Provide neuropsychological and psychometric advice, consultation and supervision creating opportunities for staff to develop neuropsychological skills.

Hold a limited caseload of complex cases requiring specialised psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.

Oversee the conduct of research, quality improvement, service evaluation and audits relevant to Older Adults and Dementia psychological services.

Contribute senior psychological professions representation at the Tower Hamlets Directorate Management Team.

The post is suitable for an experienced Psychologist who champions older adults and older adults' psychological needs across community and inpatient contexts. You must have an excellent understanding of working systemically across and within organisational boundaries. You must have experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs and from a range of religious, cultural, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.