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Working within Specialist Children’s Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community Paediatrics, CAMHS & Acute Paediatrics, you will be passionate about addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams whose aim is to provide high quality support, assessment and interventions in line with evidence based practice and national policies/ agendas. You will have knowledge and experience of working in teams where care is coordinated and you will fully understand the impact of integrated care and services. You will be HCPC registered and have relevant experience in planning and providing person centered and outcome based care. A strong culture of support, development, CPD, reflective practice and supervision exists to maximise our patients experience, safety and outcomes and your career progression. We are ambitious in our visioning for the future and are clear about the need to further develop integrated services that ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, at the right time and in a way that best meets their needs. As such, you will be required to be person centered and innovative in your thinking and practice, with excellent ability to communicate effectively and compassionately with children, young people, their families, health and partner agencies. Now is a great time to come and work in Specialist Children's Services. Due to an increase in government funding, we have exciting job opportunities available. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do. We value and support career development with good opportunities for career progression.
Tier 4 CAMHS are part of Specialist Children's Services, providing Mental health services in the community and through the regional and national inpatient units. Working in Tier 4 CAMHS offers the opportunity to be involved with a diverse service user population. We are committed to providing person centered care, trauma informed care and compassionate care in order to help young people on the road to recovery. Principal Clinical Psychologist required for permanent post permanent or full time applicants considered. The post is working within the Tier 4 Complex Trauma team supporting young people who have a significant trauma history and a range of vulnerabilities. It is an exciting time of innovation and change with lots of opportunities within CAMHS. We are looking for enthusiastic Clinical Psychologists to join with us on this innovative improvement journey. You will deliver highly specialist psychological therapies and provide supervision to lower grades of Psychologists and the multidisciplinary team. You will work alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who will provide supervision, there is also opportunities for peer support. You will have a Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology and be registered with the Health and care Professions Council (HCPC). You will have completed Supervision Training. ou will join a group of 70-80 Psychologists working with children and young people in a variety of settings with good professional support and supervision, plus strong working relationships with other disciplines and agencies. The service has strong links both with the University of Glasgow Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and the University of Edinburgh MSc Course in Applied Psychology for Children and Adolescents.
Informal Contact: Charlie Strong, Principal Clinical Psychologist on 0141 201 0808
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.