Consultant Clinical Psychologist

NHS Scotland; Bhopal; On-site; INR 8,888,000 - 11,427,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Job summary

NHS Golden Jubilee University National Hospital is inviting applications for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Band 8C) to lead the Digital Psychological Therapies Service and assume the PTTC function. The post focuses on shaping a digitally enabled model of care and advancing clinical governance and quality improvement across psychology services.

The successful candidate will work with senior clinical, operational and digital leaders to implement a nationwide strategy, drive training,

Qualifications

• This role requires substantial experience leading psychological services and delivering innovative care models.
• Proven ability to implement organisational change within psychological therapies.
• Experience with digital psychological therapies and workforce development is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a digitally enabled model of psychological therapy.
• Provide strategic, clinical and professional leadership for Digital Psychological Therapies.
• Coordinate psychology training and workforce development across the board.
• Ensure robust clinical governance, quality assurance and evaluation.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Digital mental health

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

About Us

Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Band 8C) – Digital Psychological Therapies Lead.

At NHS Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, we’re proud to play a key role in supporting NHS Scotland by delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care. As a modern, national facility with state‑of‑the‑art clinical services and specialist teams, we help ensure patients across Scotland receive timely, safe and effective treatment.

NHS Golden Jubilee is delighted to invite applications for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Band 8C) to provide strategic, clinical and professional leadership for the development of a new Digital Psychological Therapies Service and to undertake the board's Psychological Therapies Training Co-Ordinator (PTTC) function.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and experienced clinical leader to shape the future of psychological care within NHS Golden Jubilee. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of a digitally enabled model of psychological therapy, improving access to evidence-based interventions for patients, carers and staff whilst ensuring robust clinical governance, quality assurance and evaluation.

Working closely with senior clinical, operational and digital leaders, the successful candidate will develop and implement a Digital Psychological Therapies Strategy, embedding evidence-based digital interventions across clinical pathways and supporting service transformation through quality improvement, innovation and research.

As the Board's PTTC Lead, the post holder will provide strategic oversight of psychological therapies training, supervision and workforce development. This will include identifying training priorities, coordinating access to national psychological therapies programmes, supporting the development of supervision capacity, and ensuring that staff delivering psychological interventions are appropriately trained, supervised and supported within recognised governance frameworks.

The Consultant Clinical Psychologist will provide expert consultation and leadership to multidisciplinary teams and will contribute to workforce planning, service redesign, clinical governance, education and professional leadership across the organisation. The role will also include responsibility for supporting and supervising psychologists, trainees, assistant psychologists and other healthcare professionals delivering psychological interventions.

About You

We are seeking a highly motivated psychologist with substantial experience of leading psychological services, developing innovative models of care and implementing organisational change. Experience of digital mental health, psychological therapies training, workforce development and quality improvement is highly desirable.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking leader who can drive innovation, build capability across the workforce and contribute to the continued growth of psychology services within NHS Golden Jubilee. In return, we offer a supportive professional environment and excellent opportunities for leadership, service development and professional growth.

Informal contact: Dr John Sharp on [e-mail]

NHS Golden Jubilee is open to considering flexible working options for this role.

As a disability confident leader we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term health condition covered by the Equality Act 2010 and need support for any stage of the recruitment process please refer to the job pack for more information.

NHS Golden Jubilee encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Job Pack.