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You will provide specialist psychology services to patients within the Directorate of Forensic Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. This involves psychological assessments and interventions with male and/or female patients suffering from serious mental disorder, including major mental illness, personality disorder and learning disabilities, who may be inpatients or living in the community. You must be prepared to work in any of the Directorate’s services and for their role and/or base to change when required to meet service needs. You will also be expected to contribute to initiatives across the Directorate and more widely across services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Forensic Network in Scotland. Occasional travel to various locations in Scotland may be required, for example, to assess referrals to the service. It is essential that you have post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology with eligibility for Chartering with the BPS and registration with the HCPC. Previous work in forensic services, including experience of violence risk assessment using a structured professional judgement approach, is highly desirable. The shift pattern for this post is 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Preceptorship arrangements may be applicable, to support candidates to develop the competencies associated with the full responsibilities of an 8A post and therefore current trainees would be encouraged to apply.
Informal Contact: Dr Emma Drysdale, Tel No: 0141 211 1375
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .