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This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established team of Clinical Psychologists in developing staff support services in NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Using the Prosocial model, this service will be the first in the UK to use this model in health and social care settings. 2 Assistant Psychologists are sought to support the team to develop this service. The work will involve evaluation, triage, training, setting up systems and some direct clinical work under the supervision of the team. The posts are funded for 23 months initially.
Dumfries and Galloway is a beautiful area of the country, offering spectacular countryside and outdoors activities across a large geographical area from Stranraer in the west to Langholm in the east. The population of approximately 150,000 is spread across rural locations, small and large towns. It is an affordable place to live, with excellent educational services including Dumfries campuses of the University of the West of Scotland and Glasgow University. A newly built state of the art regional hospital opened in December 2017.
Dumfries is linked by rail to Glasgow (2 hours) and via Lockerbie to Edinburgh (1 hour) and Glasgow (1 hour) and is 40 minutes drive from Carlisle.
Our department is a welcoming, inclusive one with friendly and approachable staff, working in all major specialties. Health professionals working in Dumfries and Galloway NHS speak positively about the opportunity to make connections with clinicians across services and to feel part of a wider community.
We have strong links with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling Universities and take trainees from both Clinical Psychology and Masters courses. We also provide placements and supervision for CBT Therapists.
The post has dedicated CPD and supervision time.
To arrange a visit or for informal enquiries please contact Dr Jim Lemon, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Lynn Sutcliffe, Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Dr Ross Warwick, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychological Services and Research, Mountainhall Treatment Centre, Bankend Road Dumfries DG1 4AP. Telephone 01387 244495