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Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
The Psychological Therapies Team (PTT) exists to address the psychological needs of adults residing in the Lanarkshire area. As well as providing clinical assessment, formulation and intervention, the service has responsibilities for consultation, teaching and supervision.
This role offers an opportunity to join the East Kilbride PTT at consultant level to work alongside the existing Locality Coordinator in all aspects of service delivery. As well as carrying a clinical caseload appropriate to the demands of the role, the post holder will be required to take a leadership role within the team and will have responsibility for the operational management of the EK PTT. The post-holder will be required to lead on service development and to represent the PTT in meetings at various levels.
A key part of the role will be in relation to multidisciplinary working; the post-holder will be required to support workforce development in relation to multidisciplinary working and to work alongside the existing Locality Coordinator to embed value-based and trauma-informed practice.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Debroah Wilson, Deputy Director of Psychology / Head of Adult Psychological Services, Psychology on Deborah.Wilson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact Lewis.Melvin@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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