Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist B8B

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

We are advertising a fixed-term (1 year) post as Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (1.0wte) to join the Inverclyde Inpatient Service based at Langhill in Greenock. Psychology service within our Inverclyde Inpatient Service based at Langhill, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock.

This is an exciting opportunity to fill a critical gap in our local Psychology service delivery, to deliver a high quality service to the acute admissions wards at Langhill, and consultative input to IPCU and Willow ward (long-stay).

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of core Psychology services to service users, with an emphasis on assessment, formulation, MDT care planning, and governance of psychological therapies (PTs). This will include direct clinical care, consultancy to the team on psychological care, ensuring systems of PT supervision are provided to relevant staff, and delivery of support, supervision and training to multidisciplinary staff in delivering psychological interventions. The post holder will also work alongside the management team and wider inpatient psychology staffing in the board in meeting key objectives of these services.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

This is a full time post

These hours will be worked over Monday - Friday

This post is located within Langhill Clinic / Larkfield Unit

Key responsibilities:

Applications are invited from Clinical or Counselling Psychologists registered as such with the HCPC, with substantial post-qualification experience in adult mental health and the supervision and contribution to the leadership tasks for psychology and wider multi-disciplinary staff. Experience in an inpatient setting is desirable.

The successful candidate will join the wider Inverclyde Psychology service comprising staff in our local CMHT, OP-CMHT and PCMHT, and be linked to our psychology service in Inpatient Services in Renfrewshire. The post holder will be well supported as part of the Clyde-wide Psychology staffing, and have access to a range of professional development and CPD opportunities.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS or HCPC, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to the introduction of doctoral level qualifications or for those who trained out with the U.K) including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.

• Formal training and supervised practice in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) across a range of presentations and severity, supervised by a suitably qualified clinical or counselling psychologist.

• Specialist training, research and study across a range of areas, including advanced clinical skills.

• It is a requirement of these posts to provide clinical placements and supervision to Trainee Clinical Psychologists undertaking a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. To enable the post-holder to do so they must be eligible for the relevant training which meets University accreditation criteria.
• Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling psychologist.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

For an Informal Discussion please contact: Mary Howley, Professional Lead for Psychology (Adult Mental Health, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde)

Telephone no: 01475 558000 Email: [email protected]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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