Mental Health Clinician - Neurodevelopmental Service

Job details

• Job reference: 252351
• Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
• Job closing date: 02/09/2026
• Job Type: Allied Health Professions
• Location: Udston Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 19/08/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: Neurodevelopmental Service Children & Young People

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

The Neurodevelopmental Service is expanding and we are looking for clinicians who have a passion for neurodevelopment.Training and support will be given to develop assessment and diagnostic skills. There are posts available in our School Team, North & South Locality Teams.

In this key role, you will:

• Practising within the eKSF, scope, range and competencies of the post
• Apply values based practice principles to inform decision making in all aspects of care and treatment of children, young people, their families and carers and in interactions with colleagues
• Responsibility to use their professional assessment framework to develop, implement and evaluate the Care Plan in collaboration with the client / patient and the multidisciplinary team, ensuring clinical advice and support of any junior staff.
• Make appropriate arrangements with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless care during transitions of care to / from other services and when discharged from services

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse, AHP or Social Worker AHP or Social Worker with evidence of relevant experience and appropriate post registration training that fulfils the competences of this post or be qualified as a child trained Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP)
• Educated to Degree Level.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• Willingness to undertake for example completion of Suicide Prevention Training; Mental Health Act e-learning materials; New to CAMH’s training

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Suzanne Shields, Lead OT Children & Young People on Suzanne.Shields@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator onJessica.Murphy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.