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Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post until 31st March 2024. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a Secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a Secondment before applying for the post.
To work within a multidisciplinary Psychological Therapies team (or equivalent) providing evidence-based treatments for individuals with mild to moderate psychological disorders. This will involve a mix of individual clinical work and involvement in the provision of group interventions.
To provide Psychological therapies to adults with a wide range of mental health problems including anxiety and depressive disorders
To manage own caseload within specialty area using specialist techniques and maintain clinical related records.
To work with clinical psychology colleagues, and other mental health professionals to provide a psychology service to patients.
To contribute to service delivery and to participate in service evaluation within the area as directed.The post holder must have an honours degree in psychology (eligible for GBR) and a post-graduate Masters level (or equivalent) degree in Psychological Therapy.
Relevant clinical experience
Have knowledge of relevant national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care.
Have some knowledge of Psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentation.
Excellent communication skills
Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise and work within those boundaries (particularly in the initial postgraduate year).
Work in a sensitive manner with respect for diversity in gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals
Commitment to ongoing Continuing Professional Development
Attend in-house and external courses pertaining to computer training, moving and handling, management of aggression and violence, lone worker guidelines etc.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Dr Jennifer Ring - Consultant Psychologist & Service Lead, Psychology on Jennifer.Ring@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact david.murray3@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.’