Clinical & Counselling Psychologist

NHS National Services Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wishaw is seeking a part-time clinical psychologist to contribute to the V1P service for military Veterans. The post requires a post-graduate Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and significant experience with complex mental health issues. Key responsibilities include supporting service operations and providing individualized psychological support. Join a dedicated team and enjoy various benefits, including a supportive environment for skill development.

Benefits

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Occupational health services

Paid sick leave

Qualifications

• Registered psychologist with Health and Care Professions Council.
• Significant experience working with individuals, families, or carers.
• Ability to undertake clinical assessments and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing operation and development of the V1P service.
• Provide specialized psychological support to military Veterans.
• Manage multi-agency collaborations effectively.

Skills

Experience with complex mental health difficulties

Supervision of applied psychologists

Multi-professional/multi-agency collaboration

Education

Post-graduate Doctoral Level (or equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling or Health Psychology

Job description

The Role

The post holder will contribute to the clinical and strategic delivery of the V1P service within Lanarkshire. This is a small psychologically led team, which is formed of psychological therapists, peer support workers, and a project administrator. Together they provide a highly specialist service to Veteran’s in Lanarkshire often with complex mental health needs. The post holder will take a key role in supporting the V1P Service lead in the ongoing operation and development of the service and deputise for them where appropriate.

V1P Lanarkshire is a specialist service for military Veterans and is hosted within NHS Lanarkshire. Service provision includes individualised packages of care to address social, welfare, and mental health needs. The service is part of 6 Regional bases within the V1P network and adheres to this model, whilst adapting this locally to best fit a Lanarkshire context.

The mission statement of the service is to provide accessible, co‑ordinated and credible well‑being and psychological support for Veterans and their families regardless of cause.

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

16.92 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 MH&LD within Houldsworth Centre

The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager

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 Joanne Waine on [e-mail], Head of Psychological Specialties

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 serviceli>
• 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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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.