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THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN
This Principal Clinical Psychology post will deliver sessions to our Community Paediatric Service based at Rainbow House, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine. Allocation of sessions will be determined by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and will reflect the need to meet the requirements of Children and Families in Ayrshire and Arran. You will be expected to contribute to the specialist Clinical Psychology requirements of the multidisciplinary Community Paediatric Service and offer specialist clinical case and therapeutic supervision as appropriate to fellow clinicians. We are keen to attract an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Psychologist with clinical experience of working in and delivering expert clinical psychology skills and competencies from within the Community Paediatric service.
You will be required to provide psychological interventions in complex cases, to manage waiting lists for therapies, to provide line-management and clinical supervision for Clinical Psychology staff. They will also be expected to play a lead role in service development.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran Psychological Services comprises of over 100 staff including Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists in CBT, Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology, Counsellors, Graduate Assistant Psychologists and Masters and Doctoral Psychology Trainees. The Psychological Service delivers area-wide psychological provision through the Professional Lead for Psychological Services, Heads of Specialty and Consultant Psychology Leads across the Psychological Specialties.
Services are delivered to the population directly through specialist therapeutic intervention with patients with complex difficulties. Psychological Services provides expert advice, consultancy, training and supervision in order to develop the psychological skills of other health and non-health professionals. It also aims to enhance the delivery of psychological care across the whole healthcare system through formal contribution at strategic and planning levels.
The service places a strong emphasis on governance and has a number of internal special interest and working groups. We provide excellent opportunities for CPD to support high-quality service delivery to patients and career development for our staff. The service has close links with the University of Glasgow, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Programme and both the Adult and Child Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology Programmes at Dundee, Stirling and Edinburgh Universities. .
Given our pan-Ayrshire service across three Partnership areas, a car owner and driver is preferable.
You must be HCPC registered as a Practitioner Clinical Psychologist.
This post is permanent and is offered full-time. Variation in these contractual hours may also be considered.
For informal enquiries, please contact:
Dr Kerry Teer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Community Paediatric Psychology, Rainbow House, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine- Telephone 01294 323008/323441
Dr Ken MacMahon, Head of Child & Adult Learning Disability Psychological Specialty, 1st Floor, Horseshoe Building, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine – Telephone 01294 323325
Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates.
EU Settlement Scheme - EU, EEA or Swiss nationals are strongly encouraged to join the EU Settlement Scheme prior to 30th June 2021. As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families. Existing employees may be asked to provide evidence of their EU Settlement Status from 1st July 2021.