Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology - Coatbridge, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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Coatbridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Provide evidence-based treatments for individuals with mild to moderate psychological disorders within a multidisciplinary Psychological Therapies team (or equivalent). This will involve a mix of individual clinical work and involvement in the provision of group interventions.

Provide Psychological therapies to adults with a wide range of mental health problems including anxiety and depressive disorders

Manage own caseload within specialty area using specialist techniques and maintain clinical related records.

Work with clinical psychology colleagues, and other mental health professionals to provide a psychology service to patients.

Contribute to service delivery and to participate in service evaluation within the area as directed.

Have an honours degree in psychology (eligible for GBR) and a post-graduate Masters level (or equivalent) degree in Psychological Therapy.

Have relevant clinical experience

Have knowledge of relevant national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care.

Have some knowledge of Psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentation.

Possess excellent communication skills

Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise and work within those boundaries (particularly in the initial postgraduate year).

Work in a sensitive manner with respect for diversity in gender, ethnic, culture and philosophical issues with a wide range of individuals

Show commitment to ongoing Continuing Professional Development

Attend in-house and external courses pertaining to computer training, moving and handling, management of aggression and violence, lone worker guidelines etc.

'At 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.'

_ 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. _

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