Clinical Psychologist/Child Psychotherapist

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service in Scotland is looking for an Infant Mental Health Clinical Psychologist/Child Psychotherapist. This role involves working with infants and their families, collaborating with various health and social care teams, and contributing to service development. The position focuses on providing a supportive environment that fosters inclusive practices and professional growth. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in clinical psychology or child psychotherapy.

Benefits

Support for professional development

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experienced Clinical Psychologists and/or Child Psychotherapists are required.
• Experience in infant mental health services is desirable.
• Registered with the relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with infants and their carers.
• Collaborate with other services supporting infants and carers.
• Participate in team meetings and professional development.

Skills

Clinical Psychology experience

Child Psychotherapy experience

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Relevant postgraduate qualification

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Infant Mental Health Clinical Psychologist/Child Psychotherapist, Band 8A, 0.6 WTE (22.2 hours per week)

We welcome applications from suitably experienced Clinical Psychologists and/or Child Psychotherapists to join NHS Tayside’s Infant Mental Health team. We work both directly with infants and their carers, and indirectly with the other services and professionals who support infants and carers.

The Infant Mental Health team is a small team (1.9 WTE clinical staff) and works in partnership with NHS colleagues, including Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership, Perinatal Mental Health and Maternity and Neonatal Psychology, and also with local authority services, and Third Sector colleagues. The Lead Clinician for Infant Mental Health is a consultant clinical psychologist and child psychotherapist, and this post is an integral part of continuing to develop services for the youngest members of our communities and their families, across Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. The tasks of the post will involve some travel between different areas within Tayside.

NHS Tayside Psychological Therapies Service has a complement of around 160 clinical and applied staff with an additional 18 trainees. The Leadership Team comprises the Director, Deputy Director and 20 Consultants. The Service provides a friendly, supportive and stimulating environment in which to work. There are excellent links and working relationships with Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Angus Health & Social Care Partnerships and the acute services of NHS Tayside. Together, we serve a population of 416,090, with approximately 10,000 children under the age of 3, and an annual birth rate of around 3,400. The Service is hosted within Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership.

We are committed to authentic leadership and have a strong culture of inclusion. The leadership team meets regularly, making time to address operational issues and professional development and this model is mirrored in each speciality for clinical staff. Further professional development is supported, which will in turn involve opportunities to teach and train other workers.

For those new to Tayside, the area is Scotland in microcosm: from the cities of Perth and Dundee to the Angus Glens, rural Perthshire, and a fantastic coastline, there really is something for everyone.

Please note that the Job Description for this post is currently under review, and a draft will be available at interview. The Person Specification outlines the essential and desirable criteria for the post.

For informal discussion about this post, please email Dr Sean Nolan, consultant clinical psychologist, at [e-mail].

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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