218398 - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

NHS National Services Scotland; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to join their Addiction Psychology Service. This role involves providing high-quality therapeutic services, participating in service development, and supporting a multidisciplinary team in delivering addiction services. Candidates should have a relevant doctoral degree and be registered with the appropriate board, along with experience in psychological therapy.

Benefits

A minimum of 27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK.
• Knowledge of NHS Health Board's Policies and Procedures.
• Knowledge of psychiatry and complex clinical presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy on a one-to-one basis and in group settings.
• Develop skills in different modalities to meet the needs of the service users.
• Deliver training and work with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Consultation skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Post Graduate Doctoral level in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

The Role

Provide a clinically effective high quality and autonomous lead role in the delivery of Addiction Psychology Services in NHS Lanarkshire, and promoting the availability of psychosocial intervention and trauma informed care within wider addiction services.

Additional Information Specific to the Role

NHS Lanarkshire is delighted to invite enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to join the Addiction Psychology Service (APS). This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied role, involving service development, delivering training, working alongside experts through experience and supporting multi-disciplinary colleagues. The direct clinical component of the role is varied and the service prides itself on providing clinicians with opportunities to develop their skills in different modalities, in order to best meet the often complex needs of the people accessing the service.

In addition to providing therapy on a one-to-one basis, APS delivers therapeutic groups, such as Compassionate Resilience Groups, and Schema therapy groups. This is a pivotal time to work in addiction services – to help health and social care partnerships implement the MAT standards, and support wider addiction services to become more trauma informed. APS is also active in delivering teaching across Doctorates in Clinical and Counselling Psychology in Scotland, and contributing to the MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care.

APS is an innovative team and we have strong links with both wider Psychological Services and the addiction services within Lanarkshire – statutory, third sector and flourishing recovery communities. Psychological Services within Lanarkshire work closely together and take great care to support and invest in the development of staff.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Have a Post Graduate Doctoral level (or equivalent) degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and be a Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK.

Complete further courses of additional learning as relevant to the clinical skills required for the post and identified as significant in the Personal Development Plan, and have accredited training in the supervision of Post Graduate clinical trainees.

Have knowledge of NHSL Health Board's Policies and Procedures, and national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care e.g. child protection guidelines.

Have knowledge of psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentations.

Work in a sensitive manner with respect to diversity and gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals and organisations.

Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise.

Maintain and update knowledge of legislation and local policies and issues in relation to Adult Mental Health generally.

Attend in-house and external mandatory training courses (e.g.) computer training, Moving and Handling, Management of Aggression and Violence, etc.

Be aware of the need to deploy valuable Health Service resources in an effective and rational manner according to contemporary evidence-based practice.

Possess a full driving licence

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

Membership of/affiliation to the British Psychological Society and Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Post qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of Psychological practice eg CBT; CAT

Additional training in specific therapies related to addictive behaviours

Experience in delivering psychological therapies and therapeutic activities for individuals with a range of psychological difficulties and clinical severity

Ability to combine individual, developmental and systemic assessment and intervention frameworks

Familiar with brief solution focused and motivational enhancement therapies and additional modalities relevant to working with people who have experienced trauma and addiction.

Experience of working with individuals with substance misuse problems

Experience of representing Psychology with the context of multi-disciplinary care

Experience of teaching, training and/of professional and clinical supervision of both Psychology and other Health Care professionals

Experience of working with patients who have blood borne viruses

Knowledge of local policies on alcohol and drugs services

Knowledge of range of theoretical approaches and techniques in working with individuals, groups and wider systems and ability to apply these

Ability to deploy health service resources in effectively

Skilled in use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management

Excellent communication, consultation and negotiation skills

Ability to work cooperatively as member of multi professional multi-agency service

Contract type

Permanent

Part Time

24.42 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Douglas Street Clinic, Hamilton.

The working pattern for this role Mon - Fri; 9:00-5:00 pro rata.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Sophia Vezza, Consultant Counselling Psychologist on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.