219896 - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

NHS National Services Scotland; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Coatbridge is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide specialized psychological services to patients with severe mental health issues. Responsibilities include supporting the Consultant Psychologist and supervising other mental health professionals. Applicants should hold a Doctoral Level degree in Clinical Psychology and have significant experience in mental health. This part-time role is fixed-term for 12 months and offers a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• Significant experience with complex mental health difficulties.
• Experience supporting and consulting with mental health professionals.
• Ability to undertake clinical assessments and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological services to patients.
• Support the Consultant Psychologist in service delivery.
• Supervise and teach other mental health professionals.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Teaching skills

Consultation

Report preparation

Project leadership

Cooperative teamwork

Education

Post-graduate Doctoral Level degree in Clinical Psychology

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!

Please contact Laura Jack, 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.

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

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