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This is an exciting opportunity for either a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join a busy and vibrant chronic pain team in Glasgow. The pain service within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest in Scotland, hosting mature services for those with persistent pain across all service levels and nationally. The successful candidate will work flexibly as part of multi-professional teams and provide both individual and group work. There are opportunities to be involved in service development, training and research.
The successful post holder will work mainly within Pain Clinic and Pain Management Programmes, providing assessment and treatment of highly complex presentations using individual and group therapies. You will be involved in MDT vetting and triage of patients referred to the service, and be expected to liaise and work with colleagues in mental health and Trauma services. An understanding of, and willingness to work with trauma within the context of pain management would be essential. You will support your colleagues in the MD team in developing and maintaining their psychosocial practice. You will attend weekly MD team meetings.
The post holder will be managed within the Acute Psychology Service, which comprises a large group of psychologists working across a range of clinical health and neuropsychology services. This provides the post holder with a supportive Psychology collegiate. This post will be based at Stobhill Hospital but please note that as you will be an integrated member of the Chronic pain MDT you will be required to work across sites. The Pain Management Programme is based at Lightburn Hospital.
You should demonstrate advanced theoretical and practical knowledge as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist which has been obtained through post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as accredited by BPS or HCPC including specifically models of psychopathology and two or more distinct psychological therapies. In addition to this, you should be HCPC registered as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. The hours for this post are worked between Monday and Friday, 9am-5pm. This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland Check.
Informal Contact: Dr Esther Murray, Professional Lead for Acute Psychology, Tel No: 0141 201 0123
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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