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Please note this is a fixed term post until 31/03/2023
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work as part of a new team being established for a period of 2 years in NHS Lanarkshire which has been established to provide mental health support to health and social care staff experiencing difficulties in the context of the covid19 pandemic. The team will be comprised of 0.2 WTE Band 8C Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, 0.4WTE Band 8B Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist and 1.0 WTE Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. The posts will be recruited to on a fixed term basis until the end of March 2023.
Accountable to the Head of Adult Psychological Therapies, and responsible to the Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Locality Co-ordinator):
- Be responsible for the systematic autonomous provision of a highly specialised psychological assessment and treatment service to adults referred to Adult Psychological Therapies.
- Provide clinical supervision to clinical staff within Adult Psychological Therapies.
- Contribute to Psychological Services training, teaching and research activities.
- Represent the Locality Co-ordinator as required.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Patricia Graham, Deputy Director os Psychological Services, on 01698 366920.
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, Recruitment Administrator, on 01698 377743.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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.
Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.