NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

This is for 1 full-time fixed term Clinical Associate in Applied Psychologist (CAAP) for the Specialist Children’s Services Neurodevelopmental Waiting list team. Newly qualifying or soon to qualify psychologists are welcome to apply.

You will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, using clinical revalidation tools to apply clinical criteria to an existing neurodevelopmental waiting list. This may also include following up through delivering groups and prescribed interventions with training and supervision.

You will be part of a grouping of more than 100 psychologists in Specialist Children’s Services and of around 350 psychologists in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board. There are good links both to the West of Scotland Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme (University of Glasgow) and to the MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (University of Edinburgh)

All other roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

Location based in Templeton Business Centre
Fixed-term Contract for 18 months
Full-time position (36 hours per week)
Shift pattern for this post are Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00

Key Responsibilities

To provide assessment and treatment recommendations for mental health disorders of mild-moderate severity.
To provide a range of assessment measures and procedures that are compatible with children / young people and their families.
To carry a specialist case-load of children and young people.
To be able to assess the pre-disposing and precipitating factors that give rise to patient presenting problems.
Assessment measures will include established psychometric measures, systematic observation and measurement of emotional state, cognitions and behaviour in a variety of settings. In addition assessment will include self-motivating strategies for clients.
Assessments will be undertaken on a one-to-one basis with clients, their carers and also in group settings.
On the basis of information collated during assessment to be able to provide a formulation for presenting problems that describes their aetiology, maintenance and appropriate methods of intervention.
In cases of complicated presentation and/or formulations, consultation with appropriate supervisor to be undertaken prior to commencement of intervention.
To be able to provide a range of individual and group interventions that are evidence based and are clearly conceptualised within the formulation.
To provide evaluation of therapeutic interventions in relation to change over treatment time that might involve a number of dimensions such as behaviour change, cognitive and emotional change.
Practitioners are required to evaluate their own clinical practice whilst working with individuals or groups and to participate in regular supervision with designated Clinical Psychologist.
To communicate through written reports and/or verbal feedback, the formulation and psychological understanding of a child / young person’s difficulties to referrers, patients and other involved disciplines or agencies.
Please refer to the job description for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Essential

Honours degree in Psychology (eligible for GBC).
Postgraduate MSc in Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for Children and Young People.
Experience of a range of mental health conditions in children and young people.
Ability to understand and present complex clinical information.
Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Experience in a CAMHS setting.

Desirable

Further training/qualification in an evidence-based psychotherapy other than CBT.
Approved training in supervision skills for model-based psychological therapies.
BPS wider psychological workforce registration.
Experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy groups.
Experience of delivering psycho-educational materials.
Experience of training/supervising others in psychological therapies.
Experience of using outcome measures.
Experience of writing reports for dissemination to others.
Eligible to train others in model-based psychological therapies.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
Enhanced pay for working public holidays
NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Kirsty Fowler, Clinical Coordinator, On 0141 277 7555 or email Kirsty.fowler@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This vacancy may close early due to a high volume of applications. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

This post may require a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology - Specialist Children’s Services

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