The Role

You will be responsible for the organisation, management, professional and clinical leadership and development of the NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) Psychology Service and be the designated lead for the clinical governance of psychology services including setting, developing and ensuring maintenance of appropriate standards of psychological care.

You will be responsible for the management, leadership and motivation of specialist staff from a range of professional backgrounds within the service, including responsibility for use of budget, recruitment, retention, staff deployment, staff governance and the development of area-wide systems. This includes both the management of the Heads of speciality psychology services within NHSL, and the appropriate consultation with and devolving of responsibility to them.

You will provide professional clinical advice on psychological aspects of care and of policy development to NHSL and partner organisations and contributes to wider strategic planning and service development within Lanarkshire, particularly but not exclusively in relation to psychological matters.

There is also an expectation that such advice will be provided at a national level, and that the postholder will contribute to the development of applied psychology at this level. They will also play a strategic role in the selection, training and development of future psychology staff across the NHS in Scotland.

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 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

• Clinical or counselling psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Advanced, post-graduate doctoral level knowledge of psychology theory and clinical practice, including:Lifespan developmental psychologyModels of psychotherapyClinical psychometrics and neuropsychologyTwo or more distinct psychological therapies
• Experience within a management context, including:Defining appropriate establishmentsGrading and recruitment proceduresPerformance and appraisal
• Experience of managing a psychology service budget.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills at a senior level.
• Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical/counselling psychologists and other professional groups.
• Assessed experience as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist with extensive NHS/professional management experience across multiple specialties/services.
• Experience with diverse client groups across full clinical severity range in various care settings (outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient, residential).
• Experience in teaching, training, and postgraduate-level clinical supervision.

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It would be great if you also have

• Post-doctoral training in leadership and/or management.
• Experience in professional and strategic leadership, long-term strategic planning, and service development.
• Record of publications in peer-reviewed or academic/professional journals and/or books.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Psychological Therapies within Netherton House

The working pattern for this role Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

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.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Tracy Coyle, General Manager on tracy.coyle@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, HR Recruitment Systems and Project Lead on Lewis.Melvin@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.

Click here to view: NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Pack - Clinical Director of Psychological Services.