• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Come and join our Later Life Therapies Service, working in the Memory Service Team. You will work closely with the Later Life Psychology Lead and other psychologists in the team and supervise the Band 7 Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist in the Memory Service. You will be joining a supportive team, at an exciting time of change and transformation within our services.

  Main duties of the job

  The successful applicant will be highly-motivated to provide a high quality, evidence-based neuropsychology service and will have experience of working with older adult individuals with complex cognitive difficulties.

  The memory service has dedicated multidisciplinary clinicians, with opportunities for consultation and training, in the form of specialist neuropsychological supervision and consultation. The provision of neuropsychological assessment and team formulation will be a key part of this role.

  About us

  We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

  We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

  Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

  At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

  Details

  Date posted

  21 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  342-NS051-0725

  Job locations

  Windmill House

  Kenn Road

  Clevedon

  BS21 6UJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  North Somerset Later Life Therapies Service (PTS) is a small, dedicated and friendly team including a Psychology Lead for Later Life, Clinical Psychologists, Music Therapist, an Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists. All share a passion for providing high quality, compassionate care.

  We have established links with local training providers in Clinical and Counselling Psychology. All PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development, including a bi-monthly CPD Club. We regularly host placements for Clinical and Counselling Psychology trainees and trainees in music therapy.

  The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and highly motivated to provide a good quality, evidence based neuropsychology assessment, supervision and consultation service within a changing and challenging environment. They will have experience of working with individuals with complex cognitive difficulties and risk issues within secondary care, and a particular interest in working with Later Life service users and neuropsychology. They will enjoy working as part of a team and thrive on working under pressure.

  Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  North Somerset Later Life Therapies Service (PTS) is a small, dedicated and friendly team including a Psychology Lead for Later Life, Clinical Psychologists, Music Therapist, an Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists. All share a passion for providing high quality, compassionate care.

  We have established links with local training providers in Clinical and Counselling Psychology. All PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development, including a bi-monthly CPD Club. We regularly host placements for Clinical and Counselling Psychology trainees and trainees in music therapy.

  The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and highly motivated to provide a good quality, evidence based neuropsychology assessment, supervision and consultation service within a changing and challenging environment. They will have experience of working with individuals with complex cognitive difficulties and risk issues within secondary care, and a particular interest in working with Later Life service users and neuropsychology. They will enjoy working as part of a team and thrive on working under pressure.

  Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

  Person Specification

  Education and Qualification

  Essential

  • Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification, or equivalent.
  • HCPC Registered.
  • Post qualification and further specialist training in clinical neuropsychology

  Desirable

  • Experience of training in supervision

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience of training others in topics of neuropsychology
  • Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues
  • Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals
  • Neuropsychological assessment skills and knowledge
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.

  Desirable

  • Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.
  • Clinical supervision of Clinical or Counselling psychology trainees.

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
  • Good communication and liaison skills.
  • Well organised with good administration skills.
  • Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
  • Ability to cope with workload pressure/ prioritise workload.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Self-awareness and emotional resilience.

  Person Specification

  Education and Qualification

  Essential

  • Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification, or equivalent.
  • HCPC Registered.
  • Post qualification and further specialist training in clinical neuropsychology

  Desirable

  • Experience of training in supervision

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience of training others in topics of neuropsychology
  • Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues
  • Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals
  • Neuropsychological assessment skills and knowledge
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.

  Desirable

  • Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.
  • Clinical supervision of Clinical or Counselling psychology trainees.

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
  • Good communication and liaison skills.
  • Well organised with good administration skills.
  • Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
  • Ability to cope with workload pressure/ prioritise workload.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Self-awareness and emotional resilience.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Windmill House

  Kenn Road

  Clevedon

  BS21 6UJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Windmill House

  Kenn Road

  Clevedon

  BS21 6UJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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