Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist B8A

NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join an experienced MDT and deliver a high-quality psychology service to adults in the Community Mental Health Team.

The post is part-time; you will provide supervision to trainees including those on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with CPD opportunities and flexible working where available.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and HCPC registered.
• Experience in adult mental health via training or post-qualification experience.
• Supervision of trainees including those undertaking the DClinPsy programme.
• Newly qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to MDT colleagues delivering psychological interventions.
• Deliver high-quality psychology service to adults in Community Mental Health Team.
• Provide clinical placements to trainees including DClinPsy students.
• Flexibility to accommodate additional hours when available.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

HCPC registered

Adult Mental Health

Supervision

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Doctorate in Counselling Psychology

Job description

You will join an experienced and dedicated multi-disciplinary team comprising Psychologists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Psychiatrists and deliver a high-quality Psychology Service to adults receiving secondary care mental health input from the Community Mental Health Team. You will contribute to the governance of the psychological practice of MDT colleagues in the team by providing supervision of their delivery of psychological interventions and will be line managed and supervised by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and receive professional support and CPD opportunities from South Glasgow's Adult Mental Health Psychology Department. This part-time post may be attractive to Clinical or Counselling Psychologists who have a private practice or who work part-time elsewhere. You will have a Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and be HCPC registered as such, with experience in adult mental health, gained via training or post-qualification experience. You will be required to provide clinical placements to a range of trainees, including those undertaking the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology; therefore you'll have completed, or be eligible for, formal training in the supervision of others that is recognised by the DClinPsy programme. Newly qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists and those approaching qualification are welcome to apply. If the preferred candidate is keen to work additional hours beyond this base contract, we do our very best to facilitate access to additional temporary hours as and when they become available.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as "various", we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.