The Role First level registered nurse. Working as an autonomous psychotherapy practitioner within a nurse led service, providing specialist assessment, formulation and psychotherapy treatment packages, for patients with complex mental health problems within an outpatient clinic setting. Informal enquiries to Yvonne Twaddle, Service Manager, 01698 366992 or Caroline Lennon, Consultant Nurse Therapist, 01698 754435 Please note; this post may be considered as an annex 21 development post. The successful candidate would require to commit to undertake a postgraduate diploma in psychodynamic therapy as a condition of being offered the post. This will include attending personal therapy whilst in training. 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 Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice. Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice. Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills. Effective time management skills Working knowledge of basic information technology Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers 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 Evidence of formal training in a recognised (COSCA, UKCP & BACP) psychodynamic psychotherapy of 2 years and more Group analytic psychotherapy training Completion of NES generic supervision Experience of working autonomously with a caseload of individual patients in a recognised therapeutic modality, providing assessment and treatment packages for patients with complex mental health problems Demonstrable experience in the speciality working at Band 6 or above, with evidence of continued professional development Evidence of participating in and/or facilitating clinical supervision/reflective practice Experience of working in a community setting Experience working autonomously providing individual & group therapy in a recognised therapeutic modality Experience working in a psychotherapy department Knowledge of clinical audit as applied to psychotherapy Evidence of a working knowledge of psychodynamic / analytic psychotherapy A b il i t y t o w o r k f l e x i b l y a n d t o prioritise workload and d e le g a t e a p p r op r ia t e l y an d ad a p t t o m ee t p e r s o n - c en t r e d c a r e w i t h ou t di r e c t s u p e r v i s io n Effective listening and interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to communicate in stressful situations Ability to form therapeutic professional relationships and work as part of a multidisciplinary team Computer literacy to enable maintaining communication as per local clinical electronic systems, eg Trackcare, Outlook email etc Contract type Permanent Full time 37 hours Location and Working Pattern This role will be based in Carluke Community Health Centre The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00 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! Please contact Yvonne Twaddle, Service Manager on Yvonne.Twaddle@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (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: A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service A minimum of 8 days of public holidays Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension ) Paid sick leave increasing with length of service Occupational health services Employee counselling services 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 recruitment webpage. 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