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We are looking to recruit a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to our Secondary Care Psychology service. The Secondary Care Psychology service covers 3 integrated community mental health teams (ICMHT). This role covers the whole of Forth Valley but will be based primarily in Woodlands Mental Health Resource Centre, Falkirk Community Hospital.
As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Secondary Care Psychology you will be part of a small, friendly team of psychologists who provide specialty psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex and severe mental health difficulties who received their care at the CMHT. Additionally, there are opportunities for indirect, multidisciplinary working and provision of consultancy and supervision of colleagues and/or trainees.
Although formal training in clinical supervision is usually a key requirement, we would welcome applications from newly qualified staff and will support supervision training.
NHS Forth Valley Psychological Services have a commitment to ensuring all staff have access to continuing professional development opportunities, and we run regular in-house training days as well as regularly supporting and funding individual external training. We prioritise staff wellbeing, and have wellbeing champions throughout the service and team wellbeing plans and activities. There is the chance for staff to be involved in our research and training group, organising development days, participating in reflective practice sessions and much, much more.
To find out more about working in Psychological Services, have a listen to some of our staff perspectives: NHS Forth Valley – Psychological Therapies
Operational management of this post will be provided by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Nicola Spence (Head of Secondary Care Psychology) on 01259 290343
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.