Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist B8A

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde invites applications for a 0.4WTE B8A Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist within Florence Street CMHT in the Gorbals area of South Glasgow.

You will join an experienced MDT and deliver high-quality psychology services to adults in secondary care, provide supervision for MDT colleagues, and be supported by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and the Adult Mental Health Psychology Department.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and HCPC registration.
• Experience in adult mental health via training or post-qualification experience.
• Capacity to provide supervision to trainees and other staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality psychology services to adults in secondary care within the MDT.
• Provide supervision to MDT colleagues delivering psychological interventions.
• Engage in governance and CPD activities with South Glasgow’s Adult Mental Health Psychology Department.

Skills

Clinical psychology expertise

Supervision of others

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

A 0.4WTE/14.4hrs vacancy for a B8A Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist has arisen within Florence Street CMHT in the Gorbals area of South Glasgow.

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.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Dr Angela Adamson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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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.

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