Clinical Associate in Psychology

We are pleased to announce a new vacancy in our Older Adult Mental Health Team based in Waltham Forest - a band 6 qualified Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP). The CAP role is central to the team's psychological provision, with opportunities for 1:1 therapy, offering group interventions, and joint assessment and consultation. There will be opportunities for leadership, research, service development and consultation to the system, which will involve liaising with professionals involved in the in care of the individual. The Older Adult MHT works closely as an MDT, with weekly clinical meetings where complex cases can be thought about and MDT formulations can be developed. There is also opportunity to work jointly with other members of the MDT in cases of particular complexity. The main team base is at Red Oak Lodge in Leytonstone but the successful candidate will be required to visit patients in various locations across the borough. Job Responsibilities The Clinical Associate Psychologist is a key role within both the psychology team and the wider Older Adult Mental Health team. Key Duties Include

• Assessment and formulation for service users referred to Waltham Forest Older Adult Mental Health team, under supervision from the wider Psychology team.
• Brief interventions for complex presentations above the threshold for Waltham Forest Talking Therapies.
• Group interventions: including some interventions for older people who have recently been diagnosed with dementia and their carers.
• Seeing patients to do 1-1 work with them in the community.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Working with diversity and a range of clinical presentations.
• Opportunities for service development, research projects and audit of interventions.
• Interdisciplinary and inter-agency working. Essential Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.
• MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology (MCAP) qualification from an accredited training provider.
• Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application. Working for Us Joining TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas. Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They Are
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