Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology

About The Organisation

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 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.

The Role

• To work within a multidisciplinary Psychological Therapies team (or equivalent) providing evidence\-based treatments for individuals with mild to moderate psychological disorders. This will involve a mix of individual clinical work and involvement in the provision of group interventions.


• To provide Psychological therapies to adults with a wide range of mental health problems including anxiety and depressive disorder


• To manage own caseload within specialty area using specialist techniques and maintain clinical related records.


• To work with clinical psychology colleagues, and other mental health professionals to provide a psychology service to patients.


• To contribute to service delivery and to participate in service evaluation within the area as directed.

In this key role, you will:

The Department/Service provides psychological services to the relevant populations within the NHS Board area.

What You'll Bring:

• The post holder must have an honours degree in psychology (eligible for GBR) and a post\-graduate Masters level (or equivalent) degree in Psychological Therapy.


• Relevant clinical experience


• Have knowledge of relevant national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care.


• Have some knowledge of Psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentation.


• Excellent communication skills

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave \- 35 days including public holidays


• Generous NHS pension scheme


• Annual incremental salary progression


• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service


• NHS discounts and more.

*NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent \- regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience\* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.*

• *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.*

For informal discussion, please contact Sophie Vezza, Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Psychology on Sophia.Vezza2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on jessica.murphy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?
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Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, righttowork requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.

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