The Role
Accountable to the Head of Adult Psychological Therapies, and responsible to the Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Locality Co-ordinator):
1. Be responsible for the systematic autonomous provision of a highly specialised psychological assessment and treatment service to adults referred to Adult Psychological Therapies.
2. Provide clinical supervision to clinical staff within Adult Psychological Therapies.
3. Contribute to Psychological Services training, teaching and research activities.
4. Represent the Locality Co-ordinator as required.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
5. Have a Post Graduate Doctoral level (or equivalent) degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and be a Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK.
6. Complete further courses of additional learning as relevant to the clinical skills required for the post and identified as significant in the Personal Development Plan, and have accredited training in the supervision of Post Graduate clinical trainees.
7. Have knowledge of NHSL Health Board's Policies and Procedures, and national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care e.g. child protection guidelines.
8. Have knowledge of psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentations.
9. Work in a sensitive manner with respect to diversity and gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals and organisations.
10. Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise.
11. Maintain and update knowledge of legislation and local policies and issues in relation to Adult Mental Health generally.
12. Attend in-house and external mandatory training courses (e.g.) computer training, Moving and Handling, Management of Aggression and Violence, etc.
13. Be aware of the need to deploy valuable Health Service resources in an effective and rational manner according to contemporary evidence-based practice.
14. Possess a full driving licence
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
15. Additional training in specific therapies
16. Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with complex psychological difficulties, with a particular focus on early intervention
17. Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with severe mental health problems
18. Evidence of experience in supporting staff within psychiatry.
19. Evidence of supervising Doctoral and /or Masters Level Psychology trainees.
20. Have specialist knowledge related to specific area of work, e.g. Eating disorders, trauma
21. Some additional training in psychological therapies e.g. Family work, Disorder specific therapies
22. Have specialist knowledge of neuropsychological function as well as brain anatomy and function
23. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
24. Knowledge of a range of theoretical approaches and applied techniques in working with individuals, groups and wider systems and the ability to apply these in practice
25. Excellent skills in communicating with patients, referrers, and staff from external agencies.
26. High level skills of consultation to individuals and organisations
27. Good assessment, formulation and therapeutic skills
Contract type
28. Permanent
29. Part Time
30. 18.5 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities within Carluke Community Health Centre
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
31. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
32. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
33. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
34. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
35. Occupational health services
36. Employee counselling services
37. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .