Principal Clinical Psychologist

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP); St Andrews; Vor Ort; GBP 43.000 - 61.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP) are seeking a Locum Principal Clinical Psychologist for an MoD assignment at Leuchars Medical Centre, St Andrews. The role is 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a pay rate of £37.71 per hour.

The closing date is 12 March 2027. You will deliver high-quality clinical psychology services, including assessments and therapy, within a multidisciplinary service and ensure robust record-keeping and CPD.

Qualifikationen

• Must be eligible for Graduate Membership of the BPS.
• Postgraduate doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling psychology (or equivalent).
• HCPC registration under Practitioner Psychologist domain.

Aufgaben

• Provide a high-quality specialist psychology service as an autonomous practitioner.
• Offer psychological assessment and therapy with clinical leadership and consult to colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of record-keeping and supervision.

Kenntnisse

Clinical psychology

Counselling psychology

Audit & CPD

Ausbildung

Graduate Membership of BPS

Doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling psychology

HCPC registration

Jobbeschreibung

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)

Principal Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 12 March 2027

We are looking for a Locum Principal Clinical Psychologist tocover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Leuchars Medical Centre, in St Andrews, Fife.

Work pattern: Monday - Friday(22.5 hours)

The successful applicant willdeliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel and theirfamilies.

Pay Rate:

£37.71 per hour

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high-quality specialist qualifiedClinical/Counselling psychology service as an autonomous and independentpractitioner within the defined service sector and as determined by the localConsultant Clinical Psychologist (or designated other) in the defined servicesector and as determined by the Head of Service, Defence Clinical PsychologyService (Hd DCPS).
• To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapyservice, at the same time as demonstrating clinical leadership, offering adviceand consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleaguesand to others, working autonomously within professional guidelines and theoverall framework of the relevant teams policies and procedures
• To maintain the highest standards of record keeping includingelectronic data entry and recording, report writing, activity returns and theresponsible exercise of professional self-governance via supervision andcontinuous professional development.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and servicedevelopment within the defined service sector as agreed with local ConsultantClinical Psychologist and/or Hd DCPS.
• To work with a range of professional groups within amultidisciplinary environment. Work may encompass joint assessments, individualoutpatient work, group work or a co-ordinated team approach to patient care.

About us

About Military Medical Personneland Our Benefits:

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is aspecialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locumcivilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry ofDefence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD.

Military Medical Personnel offer anattractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive ratesof pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• Flexibilityoflong- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniformsprovided (if required)
• A PVG membership(Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required forthis role.
• Free mandatorytraining
• Weekly payments
• Assigned anexperienced consultant who will support you throughout your application andwill continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receiptof satisfactory compliance requirements.

We reserve the right toremove this requirement once a suitable candidate has been selected.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor workvisas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as avalid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.

Job responsibilities

• To provide a high-quality specialist qualifiedClinical/Counselling psychology service as an autonomous and independentpractitioner within the defined service sector and as determined by the localConsultant Clinical Psychologist (or designated other) in the defined servicesector and as determined by the Head of Service, Defence Clinical PsychologyService (Hd DCPS).
• To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapyservice, at the same time as demonstrating clinical leadership, offering adviceand consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleaguesand to others, working autonomously within professional guidelines and theoverall framework of the relevant teams policies and procedures
• To maintain the highest standards of record keeping includingelectronic data entry and recording, report writing, activity returns and theresponsible exercise of professional self-governance via supervision andcontinuous professional development.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and servicedevelopment within the defined service sector as agreed with local ConsultantClinical Psychologist and/or Hd DCPS.
• To work with a range of professional groups within amultidisciplinary environment. Work may encompass joint assessments, individualoutpatient work, group work or a co-ordinated team approach to patient care.
• The post holder will be primarily based as agreed with the Head ofService but will also be expected to see clients at other locations, asappropriate. Such locations may vary from time-to-time dependent upon clinicaland operational need and may include a requirement to attend DCPS business andCPD events.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for Graduate Membership of the BPS.
• Must have Postgraduate doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• Must have HCPC registration under Practitioner Psychologist domain.

Experience

• Must have a minimum of two years post-qualification experience working as a Clinical/Counselling psychologist within the designated specialty (Adult Mental Health).
• Must be able to evidence having been permanently employed for a minimum of two years at a Principal grade.
• Must be able to evidence having carried out clinical research (either implementation or supervision).
• Must have evidence of delivery of teaching and training.
• Must have evidence of having provided consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training (Children and Adults).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)