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2 posts available:-
1x 18.75 hours permanent post
1x 18.75 hours - fixed term for 2 years
For part-time hours salary is pro rata.
The Role
The post holder will provide a systematic and autonomous Clinical Psychology service to adults with learning disabilities living in the NHS Lanarkshire catchment area, including direct psychological assessment and therapeutic intervention; advice and consultation to other professionals and carers; and the provision of specialist services as dictated by the interests of the post holder and needs of the service. The post holder will conduct specific service related tasks within the Department as directed by the Head of Department to further develop the service offered by the Psychology Department, and the wider learning disabilities service, using research skills for the purpose of audit, research and service development. The post holder will have clinical oversight of (supervise and support psychological input provided by) Doctoral Level Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and Psychological Therapists. The post holder will provide teaching to East and West of Scotland doctoral courses in clinical psychology.
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
To be eligible for registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist as per the requirements laid down by the Health Professions Council (HPC). That is, EITHER holds a post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, from an accredited UK training program, which includes academic, research and clinical components OR be granted statement of equivalence by the HPC with respect to qualification gained overseas OR meet the requirements by having attained registered status via the “grand parenting” route.
To complete mandatory health and safety training (e.g. management of aggression, fire safety), as required by NHS Lanarkshire.
To undertake appropriate CPD as defined by Health Professions Council (HPC)
To undertake the appropriate training to become an accredited supervisor for Doctoral Trainees.
It would be great if you also have
To hold speciaed post-doctoral training in the assessment and treatment of learning disabilities.
To hold speciaed post-doctoral training in the provision of services for the people with learning disabilities, including organizational behaviour; regulatory and legislative processes; disability law, and inter-agency cooperation and leadership.
2. Knowledge
Comprehensive knowledge of:
Classification and epidemiological issues, including major classification systems for learning disabilities (AAMR, DSM-IV, ICD-10) and basic knowledge of the classification of other mental disorders.
Psychopathology, including the biological, social, and psychological bases of psychiatric disorders, and the at times unusual way that psychiatric disorders manifest in individuals with a learning disability
Laws and legal processes related to the assessment and treatment of learning disabilities and mental disorders as they affect an individual’s legal status.
Lifespan development issues, including: theories of child and adolescent development, individual and family life cycle issues and theories of ageing.
Relevant biological and neurological issues, including: prenatal, perinatal and postnatal causes of learning disability, syndromes associated with learning disability, the interaction of biology and behaviour (including behavioural phenotypes) and possible co-occurring physical health problems and healthcare needs of persons with a learning disability.
The broader context of service delivery, including the history of, and ideologies surrounding services for people with a learning disability (including normalisation, social role valorisation, the political economy, human rights, consumerism and advocacy and quality of life models).
Social and cultural issues such as gender and ethnicity and their particular impact on people with a learning disability.
Relevant legislation including: The Mental Health (Scotland) Act and the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act.
Service and policy contexts, including: Government policies; the National Review; current patterns of service provision for people with a learning disability; local variations in service provision for people with a learning disability. Extent of knowledge of social policy will vary according to the psychologist’s grade and experience.
Roles and responsibilities of other professionals working in services for people with learning disabilities and the role of citizen advocacy services and self –advocacy.
The history of disdain towards, and stigma attached to, those with a learning disability and learning disability services.
Issues most frequently addressed by psychologists working with learning disabilities, including: mental health problems, challenging behaviour, offending behaviour, the nature, aetiology, and progression of developmental/learning disorders, signs and effects of abuse, life problems, and functional skills development.
The major assessment techniques used with people with a learning disability and how to address varying levels of impairment, and standard assessment procedures and how these may require modification when used with persons with a learning disability. This includes knowledge of validity, reliability, and applicability of specific tests for the people with learning disabilities.
Intervention approaches for people with a learning disability, which include non-aversive, behavioural, cognitive, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, constructional and systemic, and how standard approaches might need to be modified when used with persons with a learning disability.
The use of descriptive, inferential, univariate and multivariate statistics, the principles of standardised test construction, the application of descriptive statistics (including measures of central tendency and dispersion), inferential statistics (including standard error of measurement, and the statistical significance of difference scores) to test interpretation and validation constructs (including reliability and validity).
Contract type
Permanent / Fixed Term
Full time
18.75 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Kirklands, Bothwell
The working pattern for this role Monday - Friday; 9:00-5:00
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Ewan Culling, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on Ewan.Culling@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
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.
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*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.
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