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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a Fixed term post for 12 months.
The Consultant Clinical Psychologist is responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of a highly specialised Clinical Psychology service to older people living in Glasgow City HSCP, during the MAT leave of the current post holder. Areas of clinical responsibility and delivery will relate to Older People’s CMHT and Acute Hospital Liaison Clinical Psychology Services. They will lead a psychology team who will work with managers and MDTs to scope current provision/need; work with stakeholders to plan the development/delivery of a matched and stepped care model of Psychological Interventions and Therapies provision (PI/PTs); provide staff training, supervision and implementation support; evaluate the impact of service improvements; and deliver a highly specialist psychological therapy service for clients with the most complex presentations. The postholder will fulfil the responsibilities of Clinical Lead for Older People’s Psychology in Glasgow City HSCP, including operational management responsibilities for staff working within the service. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. They will ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for clinical delivery, professional supervision and support of all other staff within the service for which the post holder has designated responsibility, including clear systems for effective recruitment, professional appraisal, and the identification of CPD needs across the psychology team. They will act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community and, as a major requirement of the job, to carry out research activities, audit, policy and service development. The successful applicant will be a Clinical Psychologist with extensive knowledge, skills and experience gained from working in specialist older people’s mental health services over a number of years. They will have experience of undertaking clinical leadership roles within multi-disciplinary or multi-agency contexts; and providing consultation and supervision to colleagues on psychological aspects of care. The successful applicant will be a senior member of staff within the Older People’s Psychology Service, which provides a highly specialist service to older people within
the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde area. The mental health arm of the service is delivered through participation in Community Mental Health Teams for Older People around the health board area and the successful applicant will work as a senior member of the Parkview OP-CMHT. The Older People’s Psychology Service also includes a GG&C In-patient OPMH Psychology Service; an Acute Hospital Liaison Clinical Psychology service for older people in acute hospital settings; the GG&C Young Onset Dementia service; a Care Home Liaison Psychology Service in Glasgow HSCP; and the OPTIMAL Team, tasked with widening access to evidence-based PI/PTs across GG&C. The post holder will be a senior member of this psychology department and will ensure development and delivery of a specialist psychology service to clients following referral by colleagues working in Glasgow HSCP. Professional and operational management is via the Older People’s Psychology Service and the Psychology Directorate. The post reports to the Professional Lead for the Older People’s Psychology Service. The postholder will be required to provide Clinical Psychology input across the service area and at different bases as required.
Informal Contact: Dr Susan Conaghan, Professional Lead - Older Peoples Psychology Service, Tel No: 0141 232 6660 / 07814295836
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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