185310 Clinical Psychologist Child & Adolescent

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST  : Care Experienced Children and Young Peoples Health and Well-Being Service
Band 8a : Up to 37.5 hours : Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity to join the friendly and innovative Psychology Department of NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Applications are invited from enthusiastic and energetic individuals who want to play a key role in offering evidence-based psychological therapies across a variety of care settings.

Our department is welcoming and inclusive, with friendly and approachable staff working in all major specialties. The department currently has a complement of around 90 staff, with teams of both Psychologists and Psychological Therapists.
  
The postholder will have responsibility for:

    offering psychological input to Care Experienced Children and Young Peoples Health and Well-Being service for clients, carers, referral agencies, and others in relation to the broad range of often complex emotional and mental health needs in Dumfries & Galloway. 

    assessing care experienced children and young peoples needs within this context and to formulate and deliver responsive, psychological interventions at individual and systemic levels.  

    supervising psychological therapy and non-psychology staff in matters relating to care experienced children  as directed by the Head of Child and Adolescent Specialty and Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the Care Experienced Children and Young Peoples Health and Well-Being service.

    planning, facilitating and evaluating service and policy developments within the area as well as within the wider department.

As well as involving direct clinical work, the postholder will support training, consultation and supervision of other health professionals, who are using psychological approaches in their work. 

The department has strong links with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling Universities and takes trainees from both Clinical Psychology and Masters courses. We also provide placements and supervision for CBT Therapists. 

Dumfries and Galloway is a beautiful area offering spectacular countryside and outdoors activities across a large geographical area. Dumfries is linked by rail to Glasgow (2 hours) and via Lockerbie to Edinburgh (1 hour) and Glasgow (1 hour) and is 40 minutes drive from Carlisle.

To arrange a visit or for informal enquiries please contact Dr Laura Kerr, Clinical Psychologist, Child & Adolescent  Service, Department of Psychological Services and Research, Mountainhall Treatment Centre, Bankend Road Dumfries DG1 4AP. Telephone

The post has dedicated CPD and supervision time.  
Flexible working arrangements may be available.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland 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.

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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. 

PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk   
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship.   We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.   
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).