Accountable to the Head of Adult Psychological Therapies, and responsible to the Consultant Clinical Psychologist Lead for Bellshill Psychological Therapies Team, you will be responsible for the systematic autonomous provision of a highly specialised psychological assessment and treatment service to adults referred to Adult Psychological Therapies. You will provide clinical supervision to clinical staff within Adult Psychological Therapies and contribute to Psychological Services training, teaching and research activities as well as represent the lead psychologist as required.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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.

What we'll need you to bring

Have a Post Graduate Doctoral level (or equivalent) degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and be a Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK.

Complete further courses of additional learning as relevant to the clinical skills required for the post and identified as significant in the Personal Development Plan, and have accredited training in the supervision of Post Graduate clinical trainees.

Have knowledge of NHSL Health Board's Policies and Procedures, and national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care e.g. child protection guidelines.

Have knowledge of psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentations.

Work in a sensitive manner with respect to diversity and gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals and organisations.

Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise.

Maintain and update knowledge of legislation and local policies and issues in relation to Adult Mental Health generally.

Attend in-house and external mandatory training courses (e.g.) computer training, Moving and Handling, Management of Aggression and Violence, etc.

Be aware of the need to deploy valuable Health Service resources in an effective and rational manner according to contemporary evidence-based practice.

Possess a full driving licence

It would be great if you also have

Additional training in specific therapies

Some additional training in psychological therapies e.g. Family work, Disorder specific therapies

Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with complex psychological difficulties, with a particular focus on early intervention

Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with severe mental health problems

Evidence of experience in supporting staff within psychiatry

Evidence of supervising Doctoral and /or Masters level Psychology trainees

Have specialist knowledge related to specific area of work, e.g. Eating disorders, trauma

Have specialist knowledge of neuropsychological function as well as brain anatomy and function

Knowledge of a range of theoretical approaches and applied techniques in working with individuals, groups and wider systems and the ability to apply these in practice

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management

Good assessment, formulation and therapeutic skills