Carluke Community Health Centre
The Role
Accountable to the Head of Adult Psychological Therapies, and responsible to the Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Locality Co-ordinator):
Be responsible for the systematic autonomous provision of a highly specialised psychological assessment and treatment service to adults referred to Adult Psychological Therapies.
Provide clinical supervision to clinical staff within Adult Psychological Therapies.
Contribute to Psychological Services training, teaching and research activities.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
Have knowledge of psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentations.
Work in a sensitive manner with respect to diversity and gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals and organisations.
Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise.
Maintain and update knowledge of legislation and local policies and issues in relation to Adult Mental Health generally.
Attend in-house and external mandatory training courses (e.g.) computer training, Moving and Handling, Management of Aggression and Violence, etc.
Be aware of the need to deploy valuable Health Service resources in an effective and rational manner according to contemporary evidence-based practice.
Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
It would be great if you also have
(BPS/HCPC accredited/approved)
Additional training in specific therapies.
Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (or in the process of Registration).
Training in supervision.
Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with complex psychological difficulties, with a particular focus on early intervention.
Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with severe mental health problems.
Evidence of experience in supporting staff within psychiatry.
Evidence of supervising Doctoral and /or Masters Level Psychology trainees.
Have specialist knowledge related to specific area of work, e.g. Eating disorders, trauma.
Some additional training in psychological therapies e.g. Family work, Disorder specific therapies.
Have specialist knowledge of neuropsychological function as well as brain anatomy and function.
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
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.
Good assessment, formulation and therapeutic skills.
Excellent skills in communicating with patients, referrers, and staff from external agencies.
High level skills of consultation to individuals and organisations.
Contract type
Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months
Part Time
18.6 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a Secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a Secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Carluke Health Centre
The working pattern for this role Monday-Friday; 9:00-5:00 pro rata
Looking to find out more?
If youre looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!