NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
A motivated and innovative Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist is required to provide a high quality, specialist service to clients of Helensburgh Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). You will provide psychological assessment and therapy and be a psychological resource to clinical colleagues through supervision, consultancy, and training. You will support the delivery of psychological therapies within the wider team through strategic service development and robust clinical governance. The Psychology Service in West Dunbartonshire continues to evolve to meet the needs of the local area, and this post will provide ample opportunities to lead on service developments. Specific developments are required around building multi-disciplinary team (MDT) psychological interventions capacity, our group therapies programme and extending service integration. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong interest in these areas within an MDT context and support their application with evidence of clinical leadership and knowledge of organisational change processes. You will be supported to pursue your own professional interests through continued professional development and be part of a supportive, professional network of psychologists working across North West Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. Candidates will have a Doctoral level (or equivalent) professional qualification in Clinical Psychology and should be eligible for registration with the HCPC.
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