Child and Adolescent Therapist-Specialist Childrens Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Monday - Friday.

(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.

North CAMHS are looking to recruit a Child and Adolescent Therapist to join a friendly multi-disciplinary tier 3 CAMHS team, which has good links with early intervention services as well as Education and Social Work. You will deliver psychological therapies to children, young people and their families.

You will have a good degree in Psychology and further training and qualifications in the delivery of a psychological therapy. You will be part of the multidisciplinary CAMHS team and work alongside and be supervised by one of the Clinical Psychologists in the team. You will join a group of around 80 Psychologists working in Specialist Children's Services in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board area.

You will:

• Formulate the nature, causes and maintaining factors of highly distressing psychological difficulties and presentations informed by a broad range of potentially conflicting clinical, theoretical and conceptual models, the empirical, experimental and clinical literature base and the results of assessment.
• Communicate such formulations professionally, sensitively and diplomatically frequently in an emotive atmosphere to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals relevant to the case.
• Plan and implement bespoke, formulation driven psychological interventions, or programmes empathically, sensitively and independently, with a range of children & young people and families /groups of clients and evaluates the impact of such intervention.

Requirements:

• Single or Joint Honours Degree in Psychology (2:1 or above)
• You must have and continue to hold Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society via qualification recognition or by alternative route.
• You should have a full understanding of professional level/requirements of role and specialist level knowledge of psychological theory and research with children and young people.

The shift pattern for this post is worked between Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm. This post requires membership of Disclosure Scotland's PVG Scheme.

Informal contact: Dr Gwen Keenan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, , Gwen.Keenan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week 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.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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