Principal Clinical Psychologist

Military Medical Personnel; St Andrews, Preston; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniforms

PVG membership / Access NI

Free mandatory training

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

We are seeking a Locum Principal Clinical Psychologist to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at Leuchars Medical Centre, St Andrews, Fife. The role involves delivering autonomous clinical psychology services, assessments and therapy while leading in clinical practice and audit within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have HCPC registration, BPS qualifications, and substantial post-qualification experience in Adult Mental Health, with flexible location

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.
• 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).

Responsibilities

• To provide a high-quality specialist qualified Clinical/Counselling psychology service as an autonomous and independent practitioner within the defined service sector.
• To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service, offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and others.
• To maintain the highest standards of record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and supervision.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the defined service sector.
• To work with a range of professional groups within a multidisciplinary environment and see clients at other locations as required.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical leadership

Record keeping

Audit/research skills

Teaching and training

Consultation across groups

Education

Postgraduate doctoral training in Clinical/Counselling psychology

Eligible for Graduate Membership of the BPS

HCPC registration

Job description

We are looking for a Locum Principal Clinical Psychologist to cover 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 will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel and their families.

Pay Rate:

£37.71 per hour

Responsibilities

• To provide a high-quality specialist qualified Clinical/Counselling psychology service as an autonomous and independent practitioner within the defined service sector and as determined by the local Consultant Clinical Psychologist (or designated other) in the defined service sector and as determined by the Head of Service, Defence Clinical Psychology Service (Hd DCPS).
• To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service, at the same time as demonstrating clinical leadership, offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to others, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the relevant teams’ policies and procedures
• To maintain the highest standards of record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing, activity returns and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance via supervision and continuous professional development.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the defined service sector as agreed with local Consultant Clinical Psychologist and/or Hd DCPS.
• To work with a range of professional groups within a multidisciplinary environment. Work may encompass joint assessments, individual outpatient work, group work or a co-ordinated team approach to patient care.
• The post holder will be primarily based as agreed with the Head of Service but will also be expected to see clients at other locations, as appropriate. Such locations may vary from time-to-time dependent upon clinical and operational need and may include a requirement to attend DCPS business and CPD events.

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

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

Please note that MMP does not sponsor work visas. Applicants must have valid leave to remain in the UK.

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

Location: Preston, Lancashire

Essential requirements/ Qualifications/ Experience:

• 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.
• 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).