Principal Clinical Psychologist Forensic Clinical Psychology

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

The shift pattern is 9-5.

We are excited to invite applications for this permanent post within the Directorate of Forensic Mental Health and Learning Disabilities which has a large, thriving and friendly psychology department. Our client group are those who are considered to have serious mental disorder(s) (e.g. psychosis, personality difficulties, complex trauma, intellectual disability, neurodevelopmental conditions and cognitive impairment) who are also considered to pose a risk of harm to self and others; some live in the community and others are in hospital.

This post is both varied and interesting, and provides opportunities to use and apply a wide range of psychological skills. It involves providing individualised psychological assessments and interventions with male and/or female patients as well as systemic, formulation-based working and the delivery of training in order to facilitate psychologically informed care. You will also be expected to contribute to initiatives across the Directorate and more widely across services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Forensic Network in Scotland. Occasional travel to various locations in Scotland may be required, for example, to assess referrals to the service. You must be prepared to work in any of the Directorate's services and for their role and/or base to change when required to meet service needs.

It is essential that you have post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology with eligibility for Chartering with the BPS and registration with the HCPC. This post requires PVG Scheme Membership.

Previous work in forensic services, experience of working with complex cases and those with psychosis, personality difficulties, cognitive impairment and/or learning disability, as well as experience of active multi-disciplinary working and violence risk assessment using a structured professional judgement approach, are all highly desirable. Support and supervision is available to those who wish to develop these skills and current trainees are encouraged to apply.

If you would like to know more about the service and the role, then we would be delighted to hear from you for an informal discussion.

Informal Contact: Dr Louise Tansey, ,

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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