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Job reference: 014745
Salary: Band 8A (£49,480 - £53,414)
Job closing date: 06/02/2020
Job Type: Other Therapeutic
Location: West Lothian Health & Social Care Partnership
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 45
Job posted date: 23/01/2020
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Psychology

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NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Psychosis and Complex Mental Health Service- West Lothian Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist that would suit an individual who is experienced in working with patients presenting with psychosis and complex mental health problems. The post is located in the newly launched Community Mental Health Team in West Lothian and the post holder will be working with clients who present to the CMHT with psychosis and complex mental health problems.

The post holder will be involved in providing a highly specialist service to the clients presenting to the CMHT service through the application of psychological models and associated therapies for these clients. In addition to the provision of individual and group therapies the post holder will be required to provide support to the multi disciplinary staff team through shared assessments, psychological formulation, consultancy and provision of supervision and reflective practice. Teaching and training for the CMHT service more generally will also be expected as part of the role. The post holder will additionally be expected to engage in audit and research activity.

We are very interested in receiving applications from people who may wish to work full or part time.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Sean Harper - Psychosis and Complex Mental Health service Lead/Consultant Clinical Clinical Psychologist.

Email:   Sean.Harper@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Tel:       0131 537 6912

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. 

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