Principal Clinical Psychologist

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.

The shift pattern for this post is 3 days per week between Monday to Friday.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

NHS GG&C Older People’s Psychology Service (OPPS) are pleased to advertise a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role within our Young Onset Dementia Service. This post provides an excellent career opportunity for those with interest and enthusiasm for working with people with dementia to contribute to the delivery of high quality Psychological care.

The NHS GG&C Young Onset Dementia Service works with people who are under the age of 65 with a diagnosis of dementia; and their families/carers. The service is multi-disciplinary, comprising Clinical Psychology staff, a Community Psychiatric Nurse and administrative support. The service provides specialist training, case consultation and guidance on assessment and diagnosis of Young Onset Dementia; and a range of psychological interventions to younger people with dementia and their families/carers. The service is delivered in partnership with Adult and Older People’s Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), other specialist Mental Health Services e.g. Forensic Services, Acute Hospital specialties and Third Sector organisations e.g. Alzheimer Scotland.

The postholder is required provide a specialised clinical psychology service which supports the development and delivery of psychological interventions and therapies (PI/PTs) to people with young onset dementia across all sectors of care; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

This post sits within the NHS GG&C Older People’s Psychology Service (OPPS). OPPS provides a highly specialist service to older people within the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde area. The mental health arm of the service is delivered through participation in Community Mental Health Teams for Older People around the health board area. The department also includes an Acute Hospital Liaison Clinical Psychology service for older people in acute hospital settings; the GG&C Older People’s Mental Health In-patient Psychology Team (OPIP); a Care Home Liaison Psychology Service in Glasgow HSCP; and the OPTIMAL Team, tasked with widening access to evidence-based PI/PTs across GG&C.

The post holder will be a member of this Psychology department and will deliver a Clinical Psychology service to clients being seen within the Young Onset Dementia Service. Professional and operational management is via the Older People’s Psychology Service and the Psychology Directorate. The post reports to a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Team Lead) for Young Onset Dementia.

The post holder(s) may be required to provide clinical psychology input across the service area and at different bases as required.

Informal Contact: Dr Eleni Morfiri, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at eleni.morfini@nhs.scot or 0141 201 4508.

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