NHSL 207361 Senior Principal Applied Psychologist (LI)

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a dedicated clinical psychologist to join a forward-thinking organization focused on providing exceptional psychological services for individuals with learning disabilities. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team in delivering high-quality care while developing your leadership skills. The position offers a supportive and collaborative environment, encouraging professional growth and multi-disciplinary teamwork. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those with learning disabilities and their families, this role is perfect for you. Join a committed team and contribute to the ongoing development of vital services in NHS Lothian.

Benefits

Clinical Supervision

Supportive Work Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Significant experience in learning disability services and clinical psychology.
• Skilled in leadership and supervision of qualified psychologists.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of effective psychology services for learning disabilities.
• Provide supervision and clinical input across NHS Lothian’s services.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Leadership Skills

Multi-disciplinary Working

Supervision of Psychologists

Complex Case Work

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

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.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.

Job Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical psychologist with significant experience of working in learning disability services to take up the post of Senior Principal Clinical Psychologist, Band 8B, in the Department of Psychology’s Learning Disabilities Service. You will work closely with the Professional Lead for Learning Disability Psychology and the other Senior Principal Psychologist to lead the delivery of high quality, effective psychology services for people with learning disabilities across NHS Lothian. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in leadership, service development, supervision of qualified psychologists, and delegated line management of applied psychology staff, as well as building on your existing experience of complex case work. There is likely to be a requirement for the post holder to provide clinical input and leadership across different tiers of NHS Lothian’s learning disability service, including to designated CLDTs and to our inpatient services.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about providing excellent psychological services to people with learning disabilities and their carers, both directly and through playing a part in the ongoing development of the learning disabilities service. As the post involves providing supervision and leadership to both qualified psychologists and pre-qualified team members, it is essential you are skilled and confident in addressing the wide variety of psychological needs that we see in learning disability services. A clear aptitude for multi-disciplinary working and a commitment to a multi-disciplinary model of service delivery are also both key to this post.

The Department provides a friendly, supportive and stimulating environment in which to work. Staff within our service have a range of clinical interests reflecting a variety of theoretical and therapeutic orientations, and an emphasis is placed on good clinical supervision and support.

NHS Lothian is committed to fair and equitable conditions of employment and as an organisation it recognises that employees may require to change their place of residence as a result of taking up a post and so will ensure that where this is the case employees are reimbursed appropriately.

Informal Enquiries

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact us for an informal conversation to find out more about the service. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Reed Cappleman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Professional Lead for Learning Disabilities.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Reed Cappleman on 0131 537 6270 or email [e-mail].