Principal Clinical Psychologist

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde seeks a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for the Young Onset Dementia Service. This role involves delivering high-quality psychological care, supporting individuals under 65 with dementia, and working within a multidisciplinary team. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact on patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Deliver specialized clinical psychology services.
• Support psychological interventions and therapies.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments, therapy, and advice to colleagues and carers.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines.

Skills

Psychological Care

Assessment

Therapy

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job Opportunity: Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK, employing around 40,000 staff across various clinical and non-clinical roles. We provide acute hospital, primary, community, and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million, extending to 2.2 million with regional and national services.

The shift pattern for this role is 3 days per week, Monday to Friday. Please note that the salary is pro-rata for part-time hours.

NHS GG&C Older People’s Psychology Service (OPPS) invites applications for a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within our Young Onset Dementia Service. This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals interested in working with people with dementia to deliver high-quality psychological care.

The Young Onset Dementia Service supports individuals under 65 with a dementia diagnosis and their families/carers. It is a multidisciplinary team including Clinical Psychology staff, a Community Psychiatric Nurse, and administrative support. The service provides specialist training, case consultation, assessment and diagnosis guidance for Young Onset Dementia, and psychological interventions for younger people with dementia and their families. It collaborates with Adult and Older People’s Community Mental Health Teams, other mental health services, acute hospital specialties, and third-sector organizations like Alzheimer Scotland.

The postholder will deliver specialized clinical psychology services, supporting psychological interventions and therapies across care sectors, providing assessments, therapy, and advice to colleagues and carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines.

This position is part of the NHS GG&C Older People’s Psychology Service, which offers highly specialized services to older adults in the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde area, including community mental health, hospital liaison, inpatient services, and access expansion initiatives.

The post reports to a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Team Lead) for Young Onset Dementia and may require providing input across different service bases as needed.

For informal inquiries, contact Dr. Eleni Morfiri, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, at [e-mail] or call 0141 201 4805. Details for contacting the Recruitment Service are available in the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde values diversity and encourages applications from all community sections. We are committed to inclusion and are proud of our diverse workforce. We support applications from the Armed Forces Community, recognizing military skills and experience.

Applicants should provide authentic responses to all questions in the application form. The use of AI or third-party tools to generate or modify responses is discouraged, and applications must reflect the applicant's personal knowledge and experience. Non-compliance may lead to withdrawal from the process.

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