Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist
Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates in either of these disciplines.
The Role
Clinical Counselling Psychologist
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.
Senior Psychological Therapist
Accountable to the Head of Adult Psychological Therapies, and responsible to the Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist:
Be responsible for the systematic autonomous provision of a highly specialised psychological assessment and treatment service to patients referred to the Adult Psychological Therapies Service.
Provide clinical supervision to clinical staff within Adult Psychological Therapies, within specific therapeutic modalities.
Contribute to Psychological Services training, teaching and research activities.
Provide a range of specialist evidence based psychological therapies, training, and supervision with an advanced clinical specialism
Represent the Consultant Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, as required, and take on locality management activities as required (e.g., expenses, appraisal/job planning, sickness absence management, payroll returns).
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:-
Clinical Counselling Psychologist
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.
Possess a full driving licence
Senior Psychological Therapist
Hold one of the following:
HCPC registered psychologist (doctorate degree) or NMC (honours degree) or Allied Health Professional (AHP) (honours degree) or accredited membership of BABCP / BACP / UKCP or