KG153015 - Professional Lead for Adult Mental Health Psychology

Professional Lead for Adult Mental Health (AMH) Psychology, NHS Grampian / Consultant Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Band 8D ​​​​​​​

• Covering Adult Mental Health, Staff Wellbeing and Primary Care Psychological Therapy Services.
• Permanent.
• 37.5 hours (1.0wte).

This is a very exciting opportunity to provide leadership in mental health services for adults in the NHS Grampian area. This post spans the three Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP’s) in Grampian (Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray), working with and providing professional leadership for the current HSCP Lead AMH Consultant Psychologists.

This role includes professional responsibility for AMH secondary care services (including the Tier 4 In-patient service), Primary Care Psychological Therapies Services, cCBT and the Staff Wellbeing Service.

These services are a mix of long established and recently created teams with a staffing of more than 75 wte, which includes Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CAAPs, CBT Therapists, EPPs, Wellbeing Workers, as well as trainees from the 3 NES training programmes.

Some key aspects of this role are to:

• Take a lead role in the co-ordination and development of AMH Services, including contributing to local, regional, and national strategic and policy-related discussions.
• Provide leadership in the robust evaluation of the services, design and delivery of audit, quality improvement and research projects.
• Be professionally responsible for Psychology staff within these services including all aspects of governance such as clinical and professional supervision, recruitment, professional appraisal, and the identification of CPD needs.
• Provide a high-quality clinical service including consultation, support, advice, and supervision to MDT colleagues involved in the care of the people using AMH services.

NHS Grampian is fully committed to providing a supportive environment where staff can flourish, and we offer myriad development and training opportunities. We have close links with the University of Edinburgh D.ClinPsychol. and the University of Stirling / Dundee MSc Psychological Therapy in Primary Care courses. 

This permanent post offers the opportunity to advance your career in an area of outstanding beauty.  The Grampian region stretches from the magnificent Cairngorms to one of the world’s top rated coastlines (National Geographic).  An easily accessible airport allows links to the whole of the UK and beyond.

Relocation expenses may be available to those moving to Grampian to take up this post.

For further information please contact: June Brown, Executive Director of Nursing / AHP / Psychology (june.brown@nhs.scot) / 01225 558577; Dr Rachael Smith, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (rachael.smith2@nhs.scot) or Maggie Whyte, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (margaret.whyte3@nhs.scot).

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.