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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join a motivated and innovative psychology team delivering a clinical service within HMP Shotts. This is a permanent full-time (1.0 wte) post based in HMP Shotts. The successful applicant will support the service lead in the delivery and governance of a high quality psychology service within in HMP Shotts. They will work alongside psychology colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team providing assessment, care and treatment to individuals currently in prison. The post holder will be expected to undertake assessment, formulation and provide psychological therapies to service users and to offer indirect intervention, where appropriate. They will also be involved in promoting psychologically informed approaches, provide teaching/ training, supervision and consultation to other professionals, and encouraged to have involvement in quality improvement and research.
The post holder will be line managed by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Clinical Psychology Service. The post holder will have regular supervision and access to continuing professional development. This post-holder will be part of the wider Forensic Clinical Psychology Service. Please note the attached job description for the post is a generic one.
We welcome all enquiries about the post and are happy to facilitate a visit if desired. Please contact Dr Fiona Mair, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (fiona.mair@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk) for further information. We welcome applications from final year doctoral trainees due to qualify this year.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
Have a Post Graduate Doctoral level (or equivalent) degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and be a Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK.
Complete further courses of additional learning as relevant to the clinical skills required for the post and identified as significant in the Personal Development Plan, and have accredited training in the supervision of Post Graduate clinical trainees.
Have knowledge of NHSL Health Board's Policies and Procedures, and national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care e.g. child protection guidelines.
Have knowledge of psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentations.
Work in a sensitive manner with respect to diversity and gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals and organisations.
Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise.
Maintain and update knowledge of legislation and local policies and issues in relation to Adult Mental Health generally.
Attend in-house and external mandatory training courses (e.g.) computer training, Moving and Handling, Management of Aggression and Violence, etc.
Be aware of the need to deploy valuable Health Service resources in an effective and rational manner according to contemporary evidence-based practice.
Possess a full driving licence
It would be great if you also have
Training in personality assessment and/or therapies relevant to the context
Evidence of experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Experience in working with prisons, forensic or other complex populations
Evidence of supervising Doctoral and/or Masters level psychology trainees
Evidence of an interest in and experience of working with clients with complex psychological difficulties/co-morbidity/offending behaviour
Specialist knowledge of neuropsychological function as well as brain anatomy and function
Specialist knowledge of forensic mental health
Good assessment, formulation and therapeutic skills
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37.5 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in HMP Shotts
The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Dr Fiona Mair, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on fiona.mair@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
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