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From the employer's advert, checked 26 October 2026.
East London NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “East London NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and inspiring HCPC Registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead psychological professions working in older adult services across the East London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney. Mental Health Care of Older People (MHCOP) services includes CMHTs, diagnostic memory clinics and post-diagnostic support, and inpatient psychiatric wards.
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
Staff are expected to work according to the Trust's mission, values and strategy. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the details of the post.
Job description
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