218947 - Senior Nurse Therapist - Psychotherapy - Annex 21

NHS National Services Scotland; Carluke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a registered nurse to deliver specialized mental health care. The role involves working within a nurse-led service, providing psychotherapy treatment to patients with complex needs. Candidates must possess a valid NMC registration, degree-level education, and demonstrate leadership and team-working skills. This is a full-time permanent position based in Carluke Community Health Centre, Monday to Friday.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 days public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Specialist knowledge in mental health areas.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development in speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and psychotherapy treatment to complex mental health patients.
• Work autonomously within nurse-led services.
• Contribute to patient care in an outpatient clinic.

Skills

Team-working skills

Communication skills

Time management skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Education

Degree Level Education

Postgraduate diploma in psychodynamic therapy

Management qualification

Job description

The Role

First level registered nurse. Working as an autonomous psychotherapy practitioner within a nurse led service, providing specialist assessment, formulation and psychotherapy treatment packages, for patients with complex mental health problems within an outpatient clinic setting.

Informal enquiries to Yvonne Twaddle, Service Manager, 01698 366992 or Caroline Lennon, Consultant Nurse Therapist, 01698 754435

Please note; this post may be considered as an annex 21 development post. The successful candidate would require to commit to undertake a postgraduate diploma in psychodynamic therapy as a condition of being offered the post. This will include attending personal therapy whilst in training.

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

Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration

Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level

Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.

Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.

Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development

Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification

The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative

Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.

Effective time management skills

Working knowledge of basic information technology

Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers 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

Evidence of formal training in a recognised (COSCA, UKCP & BACP) psychodynamic psychotherapy of 2 years and more

Group analytic psychotherapy training

Completion of NES generic supervision

Experience of working autonomously with a caseload of individual patients in a recognised therapeutic modality, providing assessment and treatment packages for patients with complex mental health problems

Demonstrable experience in the speciality working at Band 6 or above, with evidence of continued professional development

Evidence of participating in and/or facilitating clinical supervision/reflective practice

Experience of working in a community setting

Experience working autonomously providing individual & group therapy in a recognised therapeutic modality

Experience working in a psychotherapy department

Knowledge of clinical audit as applied to psychotherapy

Evidence of a working knowledge of psychodynamic / analytic psychotherapy

Ability to work flexibly and to prioritise workload and delegate appropriately

and adapt to meet person-centred care without direct supervision

Effective listening and interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to communicate in stressful situations

Ability to form therapeutic professional relationships and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Computer literacy to enable maintaining communication as per local clinical electronic systems, eg Trackcare, Outlook email etc

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Carluke Community Health Centre

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

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 Yvonne Twaddle, Service Manager 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.

Additional Information for Applicants

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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.