Principal Clinical Psychologist

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde seeks a Clinical Psychologist for its community custody unit. The role involves delivering specialized assessment services and training staff while collaborating with a broader clinical psychology team. Applicants must have relevant doctoral-level training and extensive clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Current registration with HCPC as a clinical psychologist is essential.
• Significant supervised clinical psychology practice experience in NHS or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment service for women in community custody.
• Shape trauma-informed clinical model and offer training and supervision.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Psychotherapy

Collaboration

Supervision

Training

Education

Postgraduate doctoral-level training in clinical psychology

Job description

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 deliver acute hospital, primary, community, and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million, expanding to 2.2 million with regional and national services.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part-time hours.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our 24-bedded community custody unit. The post holder will provide a highly specialist psychological assessment service for women in the unit, shaping a trauma-informed clinical model, and offering training and supervision to NHS and SPS staff. The role involves collaboration with the wider peripatetic clinical psychology team across three GG&C prisons. The Clinical Psychology Interventions Service in prison healthcare operates within the Adult Mental Health Services of NHSGG&C, providing psychological assessments and treatments for individuals in custody with mental disorders who may pose risks of harm to themselves or others.

Members of the service contribute to various aspects of prison healthcare management and support the broader psychology network within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, based on their expertise. The service maintains close links with the University of Glasgow Clinical Psychology Training Programme, with staff participating in teaching, supervision, and trainee support.

Applicants must have a postgraduate doctoral-level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent for those trained before 1996), accredited by the BPS or HCPC. This includes models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, multiple psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology. Current registration with HCPC as a clinical psychologist is essential. Significant supervised clinical psychology practice experience in NHS or equivalent is also required.

Informal enquiries can be directed to Ashleigh MacDougall, Principal Clinical Psychologist, at [e-mail].

Further details on how to contact the Recruitment Service are available within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde promotes diversity and encourages applications from all community sections. We are committed to inclusion and are proud of our diverse workforce. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC pledges to be a Forces Friendly Employer, supporting applications from the Armed Forces Community by recognizing military skills, experience, and qualifications during recruitment.

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