7/8a Senior Applied Psychologist - Memory Assessment (Wolverhampton)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a rare opportunity for a qualified Psychologist to join the Wolverhampton Memory Assessment Service (MAS) team. The role involves neuropsychological assessment and holistic person-centred psychological input for individuals being assessed for potential dementia conditions. You will work closely within a multi-disciplinary team, providing psychological perspectives and determining suitability for neuropsychological input. The position offers access to expert clinical supervision and opportunities to deliver CPD, teaching, and training to the MDT.
Key responsibilities
- Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex conditions, including neuropsychological testing.
- Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and advise other professionals.
- Undertake highly skilled evaluations and make decisions about treatment options.
- Provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff, contributing to diagnosis, formulation and intervention plans.
- Facilitate decision-making by planning and mapping assessment processes/interventions with team members.
- Provide clinical supervision of Trainee Applied Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.
Essential criteria
- Has professional registration required for the role (HCPC)
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- oWorking as a qualified applied psychologist within an older adult service or interest in developing experience in this area.
Desirable criteria
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £64,750 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
This is a rare opportunity for a qualified Psychologist to join our Wolverhampton locality MAS team and to expand their practice in neuropsychological assessment, and holistic person-centred psychological input for individuals being assessed for potential dementia conditions.
You will be an intrinsic member of the MAS multi-disciplinary team working closely alongside the MAS Team Manager, Clinical Lead, Memory Assessment Nurses Consultant Psychiatrist and Specialty Doctors within the team. Alongside this our nursing and allied health professional partners such as Occupational Therapists who support MAS from the Enhanced Community Mental Health Team (ECMHT).
Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) partners highly value the role of the Psychologist within the MDT - "MDTs are so much better with Psychology in attendance as discussions are much more professionally challenging/stimulating."
You will also have access to expert clinical supervision from the Dementia Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist and to develop your expertise in terms of neuropsychology input with individuals with a range of neurodegenerative conditions as well as functional cognitive disorders.
You will have opportunities to deliver CPD, teaching and training to the MDT. The successful applicant will have full connections with the wider Older Adult Psychology staff team here at BCHFT who are committed t
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