KR3: Policy and Service Development

• Implement and contribute to the development of policies and procedures within the Frailty Service.
• Participate in service development projects aimed at improving psychological care pathways, reducing hospital admissions, and enhancing carer support.
• Support service user and carer involvement in shaping frailty services.

KR4: Care or Management of Resources

• Use Trust resources responsibly and maintain equipment appropriately.
• Identify future resource needs and request supplies as required for clinical work.

KR5: Management and Supervision

• Provide clinical supervision and case consultation to junior psychologists, assistant psychologists, and trainees.
• Supervise the psychological work of MDT colleagues where appropriate.
• Contribute to recruitment and appraisal processes for psychology staff.
• Support the development of psychologically informed practice across frailty and older adult services.

KR6: Teaching and Training

• Deliver teaching and training to MDT colleagues, pre- and post-qualification psychologists, and other professionals on topics such as dementia, delirium, frailty, cognitive assessment, and carer support.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in clinical psychology, frailty care, and older adult mental health, and apply this knowledge in practice.
• Disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations, reports, and publications.

KR7: Record-Keeping and Information Governance

• Ensure all clinical documentation meets Trust and professional standards, including accurate electronic record-keeping.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with information governance requirements.

KR8: Research and Development

• Initiate, conduct, and supervise service evaluations and audits relevant to frailty, dementia, delirium, and psychological wellbeing.
• Contribute to research activity within the service, including specialist areas such as cognitive assessment or carer interventions.
• Support the development and implementation of outcome measures across the frailty pathway.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
• Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
• Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
• Completed training course in clinical supervision.
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.

Desirable Criteria

• Neuropsychology training.

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in older adults services.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature including dementia, delirium, and functional difficulties.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training.
• Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.
• Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit, or service evaluation projects.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in acute care and in care homes.

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for OA.
• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.
• Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.

Desirable Criteria

• CST training.

Skills

Essential Criteria

• To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
• To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation, and comparison, drawn from several sources.
• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers, and colleagues, overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences, and hostility to or rejection of information.
• To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPAs and case reviews.
• To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists.
• To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials.
• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
• Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.