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The Role
We welcome applications to this post within the East Kilbride Psychological Therapies Team. This is a busy Adult Mental Health service, in an area with good commuter links to Glasgow and across the central belt. We are a dynamic team, made up of clinicians from a range of therapeutic backgrounds and have close links with Psychology Doctorate and Masters Programmes.
The core focus of the role will be upon the psychological assessment and treatment of clients referred from GPs and from wider CMHT colleagues, referred as outpatients. The post holder will be required to carry out remote (video/telephone) and face to face clinics with patients at Tier 3 and Tier 2 if required. An element of home working (carrying out remote clinics at home) will be necessary. This post may also involve consultation and training with other health/mental health professionals and supervising other staff or trainees.
Ideally the post-holder will be able to draw upon additional training relevant to the service, to a level of a working knowledge as a minimum. This may well be one or more of the following: BFT, CBT for Psychosis, around complex trauma and issues of personality – CFT, DBT, CAT, Schema etc. We have a varied CPD programme to assist clinicians in further developing and maintaining their skills.
As a senior clinician, the post-holder may be required to undertake a role deputising for the Co-ordinator. This is likely to involve attendance at weekly referral allocation and MDT meetings with the CMHT, and representing the East Kilbride service at meetings within NHS Lanarkshire. It may also involve taking on some management responsibilities of the service during the Co-ordinators absence during sickness, leave etc.
We also welcome applications for part time hours.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Thursday 9th November 2023.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Mhairi Williams, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, via email on Mhairi.Williams@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
HCPC registered psychologist (doctorate degree) or NMC (honours degree) or accredited membership of BABCP / BACP / UKCP or
Graduate basis for chartership (GBC) with BPS and have completed a clinical skills training programme at Masters level (accredited by the BPS).
As well as having completed training in at least one evidence based psychological therapy the postholder must have additional relevant experience of providing a highly specialised psychological assessment and treatment service.
Have knowledge of NHSL Health Board's Policies and Procedures, and national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care e.g. child protection guidelines.
Ensure supervision skills are maintained in line with professional guidelines and programme supervision requirements.
Have knowledge of MDT working in order to understand complex clinical presentations.
Work in a sensitive manner with respect to diversity and gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals and organisations.
Be aware of the limits of own competence and expertise.
Maintain and update knowledge of legislation and local policies and issues in relation to Adult Mental Health generally.
Attend in-house and external mandatory training courses (e.g. computer training, Moving and Handling, Management of Aggression and Violence).
Be aware of the need to deploy valuable Health Service resources in an effective and rational manner according to contemporary evidence-based practice.
It would be great if you also have
Additional training or qualification in specific therapies. |
Evidence of experience in supporting staff within a MDT. Experience of supervising qualified and/or trainee psychological therapists. |
Some additional training in psychological therapies. |
Skills in supporting others to meet the demands of their job roles and overall delivery of the service. |
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Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37.5 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Hunter Health Centre, east Kilbride.
The working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday; 09:00am-05:00pm
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
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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.
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.
*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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