219896 - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

NHS Lanarkshire; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An NHS health service in Scotland is seeking a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to deliver psychological services for patients with complex mental health needs. The role involves supporting and supervising other mental health professionals, with a part-time commitment of 4 hours per week. Applicants must have a Doctoral Level degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and relevant experience. Competitive benefits include generous annual leave and NHS pension.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Qualifications

• Experience in working with complex mental health difficulties.
• Ability to undertake clinical assessments and prepare reports.
• Experience in supporting and teaching other mental health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality psychological services to patients.
• Support and supervise other psychologists and mental health clinicians.
• Lead projects and support senior psychologists.

Skills

Psychological service delivery

Clinical assessment

Supervision skills

Consultation and liaison

Education

Post-graduate Doctoral Level degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

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Client:

NHS Lanarkshire

Location:

Coatbridge, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

7754ae006a09

Job Views:

8

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

To be responsible for the provision of a high quality highly specialist psychological service to patients with complex, severe and /or enduring mental health difficulties referred to Psychological Services.

To support the Consultant Psychologist/Locality Coordinator/Head of Specialism in the delivery and development of Psychological Services, and to act as a highly specialised clinician, providing clinical treatment, consultation, teaching, training, and supervision.

To provide clinical and professional support to qualified applied psychologists, trainee clinical and counselling psychologists, assistant psychologists, and other mental health clinicians and, where appropriate, deputising for the Consultant Psychologist/Locality Coordinator/Head of Specialism.

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

To have a post-graduate Doctoral Level (or equivalent) degree in Clinical or Counselling or Health Psychology and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Registered Clinical or Registered Counselling or Registered Health Psychologist.

To have significant experience in working with individuals, their family or carers, who experience complex and enduring mental health difficulties

To have significant experience in supporting, teaching and consultation with other mental health professionals working within psychological settings

To have proven ability to undertake formative and summative clinical assessments, and prepare reports demonstrating interpretation of findings

Have completed recognised formal training in supervision of applied psychologists

Have completed further courses of additional learning relevant to the clinical skills demanded by the post as identified in the Role Profile.

To have knowledge of relevant legislation and current clinical standards/guidelines, and knowledge of relevant local, and national policies, guidelines, and standards.

Have demonstrated the ability to work co-operatively as a member of a multi-professional/multi-agency service and within wider systems. This includes skills of consultation, liaison and negotiation.

Have demonstrated experience of leading on projects and/or supporting senior psychologists in managing their remit within the Service.

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Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months

Part Time

4 hours

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

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Coathill Hospital, Coatbridge.

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!

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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 )

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 .