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.
This is a great opportunity to join a friendly Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service who are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work in an integrated health and social care addiction setting.
The post involves providing input into a two locality-based community services for individuals with alcohol and drug problems. It offers significant opportunities to develop the role. You will play a key role in the provision of a high quality, evidence based clinical psychology service, working individually, and in groups, with clients who present with alcohol and drug problems and co-morbid mental health conditions. You will also provide advice, training and consultation to other staff to support the delivery of psychosocial interventions and psychological therapies in the context of a matched stepped care model of delivery. You will have a key role in supporting staff to deliver psychologically and trauma informed care and treatments.
The postholder will also be a member of our welcoming NHS Greater and Glasgow Alcohol and Drugs Recovery Service (ADRS) psychology team and, therefore, be part of a well-established psychological therapies service who co-ordinate the addictions teaching component of the Glasgow University Doctorate Course in Clinical Psychology. As such, you will be expected to contribute to the development of the wider NHS GG&C ADRS psychology service and participate in research and audit, in line with service priorities. You will be encouraged to develop a specialist clinical interest and continued professional development is strongly supported.
You must be registered with the HCPC. This post requires PVG scheme membership.