151326 - R2 - Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology - DM

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a Secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a Secondment before applying for the post.

This post is an exciting opportunity for a CAAP to join the Psychological Services Staff Support Team (PSSST in Lanarkshire. The service provides a trauma informed psychological assessment and therapy service for health and social care staff who work or live in Lanarkshire.

This role is fixed term for 12 months within the Psychological Services Staff Support Team (PSSST) in Lanarkshire. PSSST are a small and supportive team who pride themselves in providing a trauma-informed service that offers mental health assessment and intervention for members of the health and social care workforce, who live or work within Lanarkshire.

We have a broad referral network, which includes the usual routes into a clinical service, as well as self-referral and requests from others in supportive roles, such as colleagues in Staff Care, Salus and Line Managers. Our service users often prefer remote video appointments, but we are flexible with face to face, phone or video appointments to suit clinical need and service user preference, with our staff tending to have blended job plans with some onsite and remote working in the week. This is flexible depending on personal circumstances.

The key purpose of this role is to provide evidence-based psychological assessment and therapy to members of the health and social care workforce, and to work alongside the other staff support services within Lanarkshire. The post holder will deliver psychological intervention for individuals with moderate psychological difficulties. In addition to individual psychological therapy, the post holder will carry out early ‘Engagement Appointments’ which are offered within a few weeks of referrals being received, and consult with our referrers and others in supportive roles to assist staff being signposted to the most suitable service to meet their needs.

The post-holder will also work alongside NHSL Psychological Services generally and will at times become involved in the broader activities of this group including; training or supporting specific projects.

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 along with relevant clinical experience and have knowledge of relevant national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care.

You must have some knowledge of Psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentation coupled with excellent communication skills

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Susan Ross, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Service Lead for Psychological Services Staff Support Team via email on susan.ross@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’