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(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.
The shift pattern for this post is Mon – Fri between 9am-5pm (Working Tues/Wed/Thurs is essential).
We are advertising a 0.7 WTE Consultant Clinical Psychologist post (Band 8C), to work flexibly across all local Learning Disability Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, including inpatient services. This exciting post has been newly developed with a focus on increasing the capacity of the service to provide clinical supervision to trainee clinical psychologists from The University of Glasgow Doctorate course and is a great opportunity to use existing skills in supervision, service development and strategic decision making whilst shaping the training experience of the clinical
psychologists of the future.
Learning Disability Services across the Board area have a strong identity. This post provides exciting prospects to develop networks between The University of Glasgow, local LD services, specialist LD Psychology departments and NES. An ability to travel between teams will be required to build strong links between these partners. This role would involve holding a small individual caseload plus direct supervision of trainees as well as liaison with Local Area Tutors to support innovative and sustainable placement planning. The post-holder would also act as the link person between all Learning Disability supervisors in GGC and the University Supervisors Group and may be able to input and influence the content of the DClinPsy lectures as module co-ordinator. They would also be involved in developing ideas for trainee SBEPs and research projects in collaboration with the
University of Glasgow.
The LD Psychology service provides highly specialised psychological input through direct therapeutic work and indirect interventions. We work closely with MDT and multiagency colleagues as well as providing consultation and training as necessary to third sector services. In addition to the main focus on developing trainee experience, the post holder will share this clinical remit within 1 or 2 HSCPs (0.35wte in each) focusing on the localities with the greatest need for a period of at least 6 months at a time to follow trainee placement requirements. This may include inpatient settings. This post will suit candidates who enjoy team working and have the ability to integrate quickly into new services. This post provides the opportunity to develop good working links across teams and to promote the role of psychology across the GGC Board area. The post holder will also utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research within the area served by the team.
The post-holder would require to work on a Tues, Wed and Thursday to correspond with trainee placement days, however the additional hours can be flexibly used.
The post requires significant clinical psychology practice experience in NHS or equivalent (ideally with significant experience within specialist learning disability services), supervised by a suitably qualified Clinical Psychologist. Applicants should be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Informal Contact: Dr Fiona Cuthill, 0141 207 7800, Fiona.cuthill@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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