The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to play a pivotal role in the establishment and launch of an innovative initiative: the NHS Lanarkshire psychological therapies research and training clinic, based and in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde. Following clinic set-up, the role will transition to overseeing service delivery and system implementation. This post would be particularly suited to someone with experience of working in a clinical health psychology setting and delivering ACT based evidence based psychological interventions. Service development and strategic leadership will be a key part of the role and the post-holder should also have a willingness to contribute to clinical research.
Interviews will be held on Friday 9th January 2026.
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
1. To be eligible for Registration as a Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist as per the requirements laid down by the British Psychological Society (BPS) OR hold a post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, which includes academic, research and clinical components OR be granted statement of equivalence by the BPS with respect to qualifications gained overseas
2. meet the requirements by having attained chartered status via the “grandparenting” route
3. Specific courses in the theory and practice of management and leadership
4. Post qualification training in specialised psychological therapies
5. Experience in the management or co-ordination of personnel delivering clinical services
6. Experience in policy design and implementation, and service planning at both the local and national level
7. Broad understanding of all relevant professional issues
8. Foundation knowledge of:
9. Classification and epidemiological issues, including major classification systems the speciality detailed in the role profile (AAMR, DSM-IV, ICD-I0) and basic knowledge of the classification of other mental disorders
10. Psychopathology in general, and of how psychiatric disorders manifest in individuals attending the service
11. Relevant professional papers such as BPS to the service user group the post relates to
12. Lifespan development issues, including: theories of adult development, individual and family life cycle issues
13. Relevant biological and neurological issues
14. The broader context of service delivery, including the history of, and ideologies surrounding services for people with a (including normalisation, social role valorisation, the political economy, human rights, consumerism and advocacy and quality of life models)
15. Social and cultural issues such as gender and ethnicity and their particular impact on service users
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16. Post Qualification training/CPD in Leadership
17. Maintain continuing professional development i.e. formal and