The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work with V1P Lanarkshire on a twelve month fixed term basis. The postholder will offer leadership/management cover for the service.
V1P Lanarkshire is a specialist service for military Veterans and is hosted within NHS Lanarkshire. Service provision includes individualised packages of care to address social, welfare, and mental health needs. The service is part of 6 Regional bases within the V1P network and adheres to this model, whilst adapting this locally to best fit a Lanarkshire context. The team comprises of a mix of Psychological Therapy Staff, Peer Support Workers and a Service Administrator.
The service is a member of the Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS), Royal College of Psychiatrists having formally been awarded accreditation in September 2023. This post holder will take a key role in overseeing and implementing an action plan for ongoing quality improvement and service development based on the feedback and recommendations of the review. There are considerable opportunities for local service development and quality improvement, and contribution at a National Level.
What we'll need you to bring
To be eligible for Registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist as per the requirements laid down by the British Psychological Society (BPS). That is,
EITHER
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
OR
meet the requirements by having attained chartered status via the “grandfathering” route.
Experience in the management or co-ordination of personnel delivering clinical services.
Specific courses in the theory and practice of management and leadership.
Experience in policy design and implementation, and service planning at both the local and national level.
Post qualification training in specialised psychological therapies.
Broad understanding of all relevant professional issues.
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.
Psychopathology in general, and of how psychiatric disorders manifest in individuals attending the service.
Relevant professional papers such as BPS to the service user group the post relates to.
Lifespan development issues, including: theories of adult development, individual and family life cycle issues.
Relevant biological and neurological issues.
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).
Social and cultural issues such as gender and ethnicity and their particular impact on service users.
Relevant legislation including: the Mental Health (Scotland) Act and the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act.
Issues most frequently addressed by psychologists, including: mental health problems, behavioural difficulties, trauma, distressed behaviours, adjustment disorders, bereavement, abuse, life problems, and skills development.
The major assessment techniques used with older people and how to address varying levels of impairment, and standard assessment procedures and how these may require modification when used with a person attending the service.
Intervention approaches which include non-aversive, behavioural, cognitive, cognitive-behavioural, ACT, Schema, IPT, EMDR, humanistic, constructional and systemic, and how standard approaches might need to be modified when used with certain service user groups.
The use of descriptive, inferential, univariate and multivariate statistics, the principles of standardised test construction, the application of descriptive statistics (including measures of central tendency and dispersion), inferential statistics (including standard error of measurement, and the statistical significance of difference scores) to test interpretation and validation constructs (including reliability and validity).
Service and policy contexts, including: Government policies; the National Review; current patterns of service provision for the service user group; local variations in service provision for service users. Extent of knowledge of social policy will vary according to the psychologist’s grade and experience.
It would be great if you also have
Post Qualification training/CPD in Leadership.
Experience in Leadership role within patient/client group setting.
Post qualification experience of working with Veterans.
Contract type
Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months.
Part Time
25.9 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Houldsworth Centre, Wishaw.
The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Joanne Waine, Head of Psychological Specialties on Joanne.Waine@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, HR Recruitment Systems and Project Lead on Lewis.Melvin@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.
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
* Occupational health services.
* Employee counselling services.
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures.
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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